Dear Experts,
I am contacting people in my network, who are in my field to look for a job. I always send them an email with my resume and types of jobs I am looking for, but they hardly respond back to me (I believe everyone is busy!)
How often is it ‘okay’ to send my network a reminder to ask them for help, without sounding desperate ?
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Q#293 Seems like U R always “taking.” Are you offering something BACK to network in return for help? (@beneubanks)
Q#293 Don’t ask for help – update your network on your newly revised resume, details: http://bit.ly/3X2Ukf. (@MarySevinsky )
Q#293 Call instead of e-mail. Help out n their needs. Create newsletter/blog 2 keep network aware of jobs u r considering. (@kgrantcareers)
Q#293 You should always try to give more than you get in a networking relationship. It’s a 2-way street. (@heatherhuhman)
Q#293 Resume & job types is a waste! Find co’s you want to work for & ask contacts if they know any employees. (@jtodonnell)
Q#293 Networking is more than asking 4 help. Need 2 give 2 get. U must engage ur network on a deeper level 2 get response. (@DebraWheatman)
Q#293 Fell asleep at th keybrd. But promise ths info is vry useful if concerned w/how 2 keep a network wrkn… (@RTResumePro)
Q#293 Ask for advice, contacts, insight – not a job, as few can offer that. Then the conversation ends. (@careerbranches)
Q#293 Peopl like 2 help others (ihuman nature) just dont alwys no how. TELL them how & they’ll welcom U often. (@RTResumePro)
Q#293 Send article or fwd link relevant 2 them, introduce pple 2 each other, track their success/congrat ‘em. (@juliaerickson)
Q#293 I would call instead of email. It has the dual purpose of being more personal and harder to ignore. (@gradversity)
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3 Comments
I assure you, how often you can use your network contacts is ENTIRELY up to you. If it becomes “work” for them, expect it to be infrequent at best and short-lived. If you manage it right, it’s forever.
Let’s agree in theory that most people like to help others. Given the opportunity and the wherewithal they will, and why? … Because it feels good! That’s human nature. Unfortunately, in some situations, like networking, we don’t know how to help.
Too often we leave it up to others to figure out how they can help and when they can’t, they experience disappointment – they offered but couldn’t deliver! It’s a difficult position for both networking contacts and job searchers. Time and again job searchers put their networking contacts in a position where… http://bit.ly/1fCJO4
I assure you, how often you can use your network contacts is ENTIRELY up to you. If it becomes “work” for them, expect it to be infrequent at best and short-lived. If you manage it right, it’s forever.
Let’s agree in theory that most people like to help others. Given the opportunity and the wherewithal they will, and why? … Because it feels good! That’s human nature. Unfortunately, in some situations, like networking, we don’t know how to help.
Too often we leave it up to others to figure out how they can help and when they can’t, they experience disappointment – they offered but couldn’t deliver! It’s a difficult position for both networking contacts and job searchers. Time and again job searchers put their networking contacts in a position where… http://bit.ly/1fCJO4
I assure you, how often you can use your network contacts is ENTIRELY up to you. If it becomes “work” for them, expect it to be infrequent at best and short-lived. If you manage it right, it’s forever.
Let’s agree in theory that most people like to help others. Given the opportunity and the wherewithal they will, and why? … Because it feels good! That’s human nature. Unfortunately, in some situations, like networking, we don’t know how to help.
Too often we leave it up to others to figure out how they can help and when they can’t, they experience disappointment – they offered but couldn’t deliver! It’s a difficult position for both networking contacts and job searchers. Time and again job searchers put their networking contacts in a position where… http://bit.ly/1fCJO4