A "Healthy" Job Search Strategy

Typically, walking in to a business and filling out a job application in order to obtain a job applies to industries that require less education/professional experience, such as retail or food services, compared to other fields

In a security conscious, post 9-11 world, companies do not encourage individuals to walk into their place of business unannounced to fill out a job application or hand over a resume. It is often difficult to get beyond the security desk, let alone the secretary to speak to a manager or person of influence at the company.

One area of the job market that has surprisingly good results for unannounced walk-ins is the health and hospitals industry. A friend recently shared with me this story:

She is a Masters level social worker who is interested in transferring her skills to a hospital. She was applying online and through the newspapers but took the initiative to stop by various hospitals to see what may result.

She found her way to the Human Resources department of a major Brooklyn hospital, filled out a job application and handed in her most up to date resume. Lo and behold, she received a call from the manager of an affiliated hospital clinic the next day and was asked to come in for an interview.


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