September 25, 2006
Organize Your Job Campaign at Home
One of my friends is in the middle of an active job search campaign. He is a good performer in a mediocre company and he’s ready for a more challenging role.
This past Friday he was called into his boss’s office and fired for using a company asset for personal purposes.
What was his infraction? He left a photocopy of his resume on the office copy machine.
Clearly busted, my friend did the “walk of shame” out of his office Friday afternoon. He immediately scheduled a couple of interviews for later this week. In this job market, he will find a job quickly.
His bonehead maneuver robbed him of some flexibility (he may need to take a job that isn’t a great fit, just to have some income).
The moral of the story: Organize your job search at home. Don’t bring anything involved with a job search to the office. Don’t make job prospecting calls on the office phone. Don’t use the office fax machine. Don’t interview on company time.
It’s just not worth it.
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