CAREER AND BUSINESS jobsites and their RSS feeds automatically, every second of the day. Whenever you get a spare moment you can simply drop by and see what new jobs have appeared.
A lot of people think it's a waste of time trying to build relationships and job leads online but the fact is that it works. We have members who obtain 100% of their leads from online networking relationships.
For an example of a Netvibes setup, check out our account at www.netvibes.com/dataqualitypro
If you have the skills and experience to stand out, you can get known very quickly, simply by being helpful and knowledgeable across the data quality community. Develop closer links to those you meet online and learn what they do, don't be selfish, give first and when the time is right ask for advice and support. Make sure you have a website page that explains what you do (a blog is great for this). Try and redirect social traffic to this page so they find out more about what you can offer. For example, Data Quality Pro is a niche community yet we regularly receive more than 10,000 unique visitors to the site. It pays to be on the site by publishing articles and getting into the magazine as the likelihood of one of those visitors having a need for your skills is very high but only if they find you.
Tip #9: Prioritise your efforts and be efficient Use your time efficiently. For example, a tool like SurveyMonkey can send out hundreds of emails using a personalised template. This can save you literally days of effort every month.
Struggling to find a new data quality role?
Find the agencies that regularly post roles that fit your skills (see our list in tip 6).
We are on hand to offer free and impartial advice plus we often help connect organisations who are looking for skills to professionals in search of new roles.
If you are concerned about the future of your job then start collecting agencies and personal contacts now so you can hit the ground running if the worst does happen.
Please contact us at: editor@dataqualitypro.com
Segment each person and agent by the type of roles you believe they can offer, this can help you send bulk emails but with subtly different messages for each segment.
Tip #10: Create accounts on the social media outposts in the data quality sector and engage in the community
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