Callum Borchers
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1,301 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2022
last heard Jan 2025
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They still value the human intelligence that they get out of referrals and they feel like it's worth it.
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the imperfections.
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But that just means that they need to lean harder into other ways that they're reaching out to historically underrepresented groups.
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Cisco was an example that came up in our reporting, they're part of a coalition of employers called 110 that is making a greater effort to hire workers of color, or workers who maybe don't have a four year college degree, but have the skills to do the job.
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So they're pursuing two different tracks, even while they're leaning harder into recruiting through referrals.
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One of the takeaways is like, don't let your networking muscle atrophy, even when times are good.
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I spoke with some job hunters who confessed that they did just that during the pandemic for obvious reasons.
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These are people who had recruiters knocking on their doors.
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They didn't feel like they had to.
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work hard on networking.
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The opportunities were coming to them.
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But of course, that hasn't lasted for many workers.
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And now they're having to get back in the networking saddle or start networking for the first time in their careers.
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So I think that's one of the lessons.
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Even when times are good, keep networking all the time.
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Don't just wait for when you're out of work and then you need a favor.
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And some of the best networkers I know are shameless flatterers.
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I mean, you know, they don't just reach out to you when they need something.
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They're paying you a compliment.
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They see that you posted about a professional win on LinkedIn or something.
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