Truth and allies: Linking with insiders can boost job searches
Michael Barenboym, left, president of Baren-Boym Co. Inc. in Bedford, Mass., advocates participating in online discussions and groups to gain allies while job hunting. He’s working here with Alan Sliski, director of engineering. (Courtesy of Ekaterina Venediktova)
WorkWise: ‘Champions’ in your job search
The black hole encountered by online job seekers is now common to more proactive applicants. This trend toward employer unresponsiveness won’t likely diminish soon and is particularly unnerving for people who are job hunting highly selectively.
You can’t assume, as some would say, that not hearing about your application indicates lack of interest, if only because the employer might have forwarded your information in the company for other positions. How should you revamp your job-hunting strategy to increase your chances of being able to follow through on your application? Get allies.
Boston Globe – Engineering His New Life – February 3, 2008
Michael Barenboym has designed a heart-assist device and a machine that processes bone marrow for use in bone-grafting procedures, and has improved on the no-drip valve mechanisms in toddler sippy cups. “A good mechanical engineer can design anything from an airplane to a child’s toy,” said the 41-year-old Framingham resident. “As long as they know the principles of aerodynamics, heat transfer, and strengths of materials.” Barenboym has spent evenings analyzing baby bathtubs to ensure that they will never tip over, and days designing a catheter, complete with a tiny camera, that can be steered on its ventures inside the body. Life is good for Michael Barenboym. He’s living the American dream and is not ashamed to say that, when he arrived in the United States from Russia in 1990, his first mattress was pulled from someone’s curbside trash…
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