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I Have a Job, They Don’t: Pro-Active Networking

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Introduction:
I have kicked around this idea for ages – writing something about how we progeeks with jobs can help those without.  I finally figured I'd do it as a series of blog posts and see how it goes.  Yeah, you know me, sometimes I need to just try an idea out and not dither so much.

We've been there before.  We know people out of work and we want to help, yet it's frustrating at the same time.  There seems to be an infinite amount we can do, yet we're not sure where to start – and what will work.

I've been in your position.  I've had many friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and so on have issues with unemployment.  So I'm going to be writing up individual things you can try, bite-sized morsels of advice to help your friends and family out in their job search.

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Resume-Worthy Followup!

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You know that one of her favorite words around here at Fan To Pro is "resume worthy." That, of course, is our term for the kind of company that should get your resume, often because they are cool, make neat things, and of course have probably received boatloads of venture capital. What can I say? We progeeks have got to help those folks spend that investment money wisely.

I'm sure you see our listings here of “resume–worthy” companies. I'm sure you see them yourself when you read the news, glance over blogs, or read interesting e-mails from your fellow pros and friends. We all do it, looking at the company and saying "wow, it would be cool to work there."

We all say that. So let's make sure those of us looking for work follow-up on it as well.

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Relevancy, Age, And Keeping Up On What’s Important

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I keep up on economic news and job news for this blog.  I read technical reports and follow trends.  I talk to people at conventions and online to find out about their career concerns and fears and successes.  I want to be the best at what I do here – being the geek job guru.

I began noticing as I did this there's another motivation coming in there, one some of you may also experience, but not admit.

I want to keep up with things because the world is changing so fast I want to know what is still relevant to people, especially the younger people, I speak to and coach.

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