Episode 4 - How to Job Search While Working Your Big 4 Job (Part 1)

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about some great tips to help you job search while busy working full time at your Big 4 job. As you know I promise short and quick episodes for you as I know you all are busy, so I will be going over 4 of those tips today and 4 of them next week. 

So Make sure you tune in as I’m saving my favorite tips for next week!

Find the full show notes for the episode at RecovingCorpholics.com/4.

Now, Looking for a job while still working has its advantages but it also has its disadvantages. On one hand, you get to stay employed, which means you keep getting your paycheck. On the other hand, finding the time to apply and interview all while playing it cool and perform can be tough. 

So how can you make job searching easier on yourself while working full time? Let’s get started with tip #1. 

1.     Update LinkedIn

The first tip is to update your LinkedIn profile. Even if you’re not sure what your next move is, it’s always better to have your LinkedIn profile updated. 

You never know what employers are looking at you and may offer you a dream opportunity. I know when I was working at a Big 4, I would get at least 1-2 recruiting messages each week on LinkedIn as I always kept my profile updated. Now, people are always looking for big 4 employees, so even if you just said Manager at Big 4, or whatever your title is, you may still get those messages but you get what I mean. Always show your value and what you bring to the table. 

In reality, you should make reviewing and updating your LinkedIn profile a monthly/quarterly thing as changing your profile up dramatically can send signals to your employer and collogues that you’re ready to jump ship.

There are three quick tips I like to give with LinkedIn. 

First, before you start editing away, make sure you turn off profile notifications so your updates aren’t shared with your network. Unless you are getting promoted, you don’t want to share that you updated your job responsibilities. That tells people right there you’re thinking of changing it up.

Second, don’t tag your profile ‘looking for new opportunities’. If you subscribe to LinkedIn (where you can see who viewed your profile), you can see who has this tag on their profile and you don’t want anyone to find out that you are looking for a job. I know most of the Partners & Directors I worked with had this feature on their profile so just be smart and don’t add this tag unless you don’t care about people finding out. 

Third, remember that you are still employed with your current job. Another dead giveaway you are looking for a new job is to change your profile so much that it may not match your current job at hand. 

For example, maybe you’re a finance consultant and you want to break into the technology space. Highlighting tasks that you do only 10% of the time may send signals that you want someone to see you in a different light.

Now it’s OK to show this but this is just a tip to be cautious on what and how you share your information.

 Find the full show notes here.