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Think creatively to get that job

Yesterday I was working with a client who has been made redundant and is seeking work within his particular speciality. His type of work is unique and he is very senior. That means that the pond of potential jobs/companies he can approach is very small; equally the number of jobs of his type is also very limited.

Apart from reviewing the most obvious companies to approach, we tried to look at other ways in which he could enlarge the pond to bring in more potential jobs.

Naturally the first thing he had to do was ensure that the few companies that were likely to employ him knew that he was available for work. That meant getting in contact with head-hunters, talking to his network and perhaps contacting the companies directly.

Our second solution was to look at all those companies who did business with his specialist group of companies. In some cases these may be suppliers, but in this case they were companies and law firms that worked directly as part of the ‘supply chain’ for that particular service industry product.

By the time we had considered all these other companies we had come up with a list of consultancies, law firms, accountants and financial services specialists. In each case the role was likely to be advisory or in the case of the consultancies, acting as a hire out back to the small pond of original companies.

We finished with a list that was double the original pond of companies. That in turn meant that his chances of getting a new job quickly were greatly enhanced.