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JOBS EFGHI H SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 by Vickie Elmer Special to TheWashington Post When Cheryl Palmer was looking for a


new job a few years ago, she did not want her boss to know. Her employer had a very casual dress code, so “it would have been a big red flag to come in dressed in an interview suit,” she recalled. So Palmer carried her professional suit in her car and when she went to an inter- view, she changed clothes, often by ducking into a building at a nearby uni- versity. These days, Palmer works as an exec- utive career coach in Silver Spring. Her advice to job hunters: Be very cautious about sharing your plans to find new work, unless you’re part of a wide down- sizing or a whole department that is be- ing eliminated. “Err on the side of cau- tion.... Some things are better kept un- der wraps,” she said. Secret job searches are not uncom- mon. Almost four in 10 professionals say the recession has made them more likely to look for a new job, and 55 percent of job seekers in their 20s say they are likely to look for a new position or another ca- reer, according to a Robert Half Interna- tional survey of 1,400 college graduates. Employers know it; two-thirds say


they’re concerned about losing good managers, partly because it costs so much to hire and train successors, ac- cording to research by the Miles LeHane Cos.-OI Partners.


One tool for job seekers is a robust


LinkedIn profile, which shows not only work history but recommendations and can highlight professional projects. Many recruiters and hiring managers use LinkedIn as their candidate pool, and individuals use it as their profession- al calling card and connecting point. So it’s crucial that your profile stands out and is impressive, crisp and engaging, Palmer said. Post a video showing you making a presentation at a convention. List the industry awards you have won. Give links to articles that showcase your


successes. Review others’ profiles, especially those who might compete with you for jobs, and consider how they draw atten- tion to their achievements and share their ways of thinking about their work. LinkedIn has become so important to job searches that there are many classes and seminars offered on using it effec- tively. Check LinkedIn for webinars or study its Answers section. While you step up your LinkedIn pres- ence, scale back personal missives on Twitter or other social media. Refrain from sharing pain about your job or your life while you are job hunting. If you must talk about how bored you are in your current job, make a phone call to a trusted friend instead mentioning it on Facebook, Palmer said. Your current or future boss might see your venting posts — and decide you’re not worthwhile. Be careful, too, who you tell at the of-


fice about your interviews and search. Sometimes they will use the information against you. Palmer tells of a good friend of hers, a dental hygienist, who told a co- worker about her search for new work. A couple of months later, a new woman was hired at their office. On her first or second day, she told Palmer’s friend: “I’m supposed to be taking your job.” When confronted, the boss told her he knew she was looking for a new job so he had already replaced her. Unless you have an employment con-


tract or a union contract, you generally have little recourse if that happens. “With the economic climate, it makes it more critical that people be discreet about their job search,” Palmer said. D.C. career coach Barbara Herzog says job seekers could be looking for a while so they need to also work on developing their reputation with regular blog posts on a focused subject of interest in their profession or by contributing insights to the Answers section of LinkedIn. With such a large percentage of people


saying they’re looking for another as- signment, you might not run into trouble if you bump into the HR manager at a job


“With the economic climate, it makes it more critical that people be discreet about their job


search.” — Cheryl Palmer, executive career coach


In tough economic times, it’s best to look for a new job quietly Secrets to secret job search


 Use your own equipment. Many companies track Internet usage on organization computers. “If you’re constantly on Careerbuilder or Monster, what kind of message are you sending,” executive career coach Cheryl Palmer said. It’s even worse to send a résumé or inquiry using corporate e-mail. Employers don’t like to see that because they know that you’re liable to do the same thing on their time and e-mail system, she said.


 Pick off-hours for interviews. Be honest with the recruiter or hiring manager that you cannot leave work for a two-hour interview, plus commute time. Instead, schedule a breakfast interview at 7 a.m. or ask if you could meet after work. If you could take a half day off without attracting notice, do that.


 Be discreet with phone calls. If you get a screening call, ask if you can call the recruiter back in 10 minutes. Then find an empty conference room for your conversation. Or schedule it for before or after work hours so colleagues won’t overhear.


 Refine your reference checks. Enlist bosses from previous positions — those you held two or three years ago. Skip the current supervisor, or at least ask that the hiring manager hold off on contacting her until an offer is imminent. Instead, request that a trusted co-worker serve as a reference, someone you have a “good and confidential relationship with,” Palmer said.


— Vickie Elmer


fair. If your boss asks you about an inter- view with another employer, Herzog sug- gests answering: “Yes, from time to time I do look at ads, and talk to my contacts about what’s available. It’s not that I am planning to leave right now, but I have found it’s good to stay on top of what the


LARS LEETARU FOR THE WASHINGTON POST


trends are in the market, what new skills are being asked for, and what the oppor- tunities are.”


If you mention things you like about your current job, that will help, Herzog


said. She tells clients to be discreet in their searches and to never flaunt them — but they don’t have to be completely secretive.


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