Honey Bees, Job Leads, And The Best Employers You’ve Never Heard Of

Precession, as defined by the American polymath Buckminster Fuller, is the effect that bodies in motion have on other bodies in motion.
To illustrate, think of a honey bee (and, yes, this will help your job search!)

By Kevin Donlin, Star Tribune Sales and Marketing

Last update: January 18, 2009 - 10:18 PM

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Now. Ever had a job interview with a company you didn’t plan on working for or had never heard of before?

Yes, in all likelihood. And how did it come about?

That interview was probably a side effect -- it came from your networking efforts in another direction, from an online job posting you stumbled upon, etc.

Would you like to make these precessionary job leads pop up more often, instead of relying on chance?

You can.

By putting yourself in motion, like a honey bee visiting more flowers, “you can find and get hired by the best companies you’ve never heard of,” according to Dr. Barry Miller, Manager of Alumni Career Programs and Services at Pace University.

And it starts with networking on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn.

“Say you’re looking for a certain type of employer, like a hedge fund. On LinkedIn, you search for people in your network who work at a hedge fund. Then you target somebody in your area of expertise. For example, you look for people in finance, accounting, or IT,” says Miller.

If you’re a recent graduate, aim to meet somebody who’s relatively entry level. If you’re more experienced, go higher when making contacts.

“When you find people and click on their profile, you may see they work for a company you’ve never heard of,” says Miller. And this is a good thing.