People get together for the holidays, often seeing friends they haven’t seen since the last year’s year-ending holidays. So, holiday parties are a wonderful time to network and to connect with jobs, before the new year starts.
If you have unemployed friends (most of us do), help them leverage these holiday get-togethers to advance their job search. What a great way to start the new year – a new job!
Do NOT –
Even sympathetically, don’t ask “So, still job-hunting?”
If you’re unemployed, you face the reality of job hunting every day, and it isn’t fun.
So, when you meet with unemployed friends, be sensitive to your friends’ feelings, and don’t ask awkward questions. People seem to flounder around trying to be helpful, often making everyone feel uncomfortable.
Instead -
After you’ve exchanged the usual pleasantries, look for concrete ways you can help your friend with their job search.
Ask these 3 questions: (more…)
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