How to find a job when you don't have a network? In the fourth episode of the "Job Profile" podcast, Sandrine Chauvin gives the floor to Manon, who is looking for a job in the wine sector, and to Claire Dorland-Clauzel, the former director of the Michelin Guide who reconverted in Bordeaux.
For ten years, the word "network" has entered the dictionary. According to a Kantar survey carried out for LinkedIn at the end of 2019, eight out of ten working people even believe that having social and professional contacts is a real asset to find a job that meets their expectations. But creating a network is not always easy, especially when you are starting out, when you are launching into a new sector, or when you do not know anyone in the area. This is the situation facing Manon, 26. Passionate about wine, she dreams of making it her job. She has also completed two specialized schools and carried out several internships in this sector. However, she is struggling to get a job in wine, she says in the fourth episode of "Job Profile", the first podcast by LinkedIn France produced by Europe 1 Studio.
To help him, Sandrine Chauvin, editor-in-chief of LinkedIn in France, called on a professional with an atypical career: Enarque, former director of brands at Michelin, who left everything in 2018 to become the owner of a wine estate in the Bordeaux. Claire Dorland-Clauzel advises Manon and those who, like her, hope to develop their network to more easily land the job in which they will truly flourish.
"The Job Profile" is a LinkedIn podcast produced by Europe 1 Studio
Editor in chief: Sandrine Chauvin
Journalist: Tiffany Blandin
Press Relations: Esther Ohayon and Virginie Meunier
Marketing: Julie Potier
Europe 1 Studio
Project manager: Fannie Rascle
Director: Xavier Jolly
Diffusion and edition: Clémence Olivier
Management: Claire Hazan
Do you want to develop your network? Three tips to help you
Knock on the doors. The first advice to create a network is not to fear going to the front of recognized professionals in their sectors to ask them for advice. Do not hesitate to send them an email or call them to request a simple appointment.
Look for a mentor. It is a more complex process, but one that can really pay off in the long term. Identify one or more personalities in whom you trust professionally and who could guide you in your professional career. It could be a man or a woman who gave a conference during your studies, a professor, a personality that you noticed on a platform like LinkedIn for example and that you find inspiring.
Don't talk too much about yourself on social media. Talking about yourself on social media is good, but don't overdo it either. Avoid talking about what you ate at breakfast or taking offense at a particular outing of a politician. The best is to find a favorite subject on which you will return regularly on your networks. It is also the ideal place to highlight your professional skills.