What product lines can consultants offer to job hunters and organizations that will be useful for coming trends?
Lee: I’m not sure. But for job hunters, the number-one goal I think is to “find” interesting employment, not just to “decide” which career to pursue. Career consultants should thus focus on the job search techniques that give job hunters a competitive advantage, in addition to resumes, interviews, and self-assessment. • If networking is not the way to go with job search, how do job seekers actually make connections with employers? Lee: Networking will continue to be the most effective means of job searching. However, networking may not work for everyone in every situation. To augment a networking strategy, a direct approach is extremely useful. Employees or students can target, in advance, companies where they would like to work. Through an internship, mentoring program, business association, industry trade show, or informal business gathering, employees or students can meet potential employers, and their staff, in advance of applying for a job. Of course, some people may need to appro
