Your Best Offense is Research

“The best RESEARCH you can do is TALK to people.”

There are certain traditional things that are taught to us, right from the time we leave school until university, that needs to change. The lens that our institutions were looking from, is very narrow and not very inclusive as it should be.

This pandemic has given us an opportunity to really think about who we want to be, going forward, and which organizations are best on our career list. There are a lot of people out there who choose careers and work for organizations, where they think they don't have a choice.

This is your perfect opportunity to do as much research as you can. There are lots of virtual communities, influencers, coaches, who do lots of free webinars. Nothing should stop you from reaching out to these people on LinkedIn and asking them if you can attend.

It definitely goes a long way to show your interest and that you are not waiting for opportunities to come to you, but you are creating an opportunity for yourself.

Be brave and think about how you can get close to your target organization and your dream job.