A Job Seekers Networking Letter to Friends

A Job Seekers Networking Letter to FriendsA Job Seekers Networking Letter to FriendsA Job Seekers Networking Letter to FriendsStephen H., an active job seeker from Oakville, Ontario, is fully aware of the importance of networking. Hes a sales professional who knows that, whether youre selling a product or selling yourself, its all about finding new leads and building relationships. He keeps his LinkedIn profile updated, attends a job seekers networking group, and has told all his professional contacts hes looking. What he hadnt done, until recently, is reach out to his personal network, the people in his life who know him from non-work-related settings. This networking letter, sent to the families of his sons hockey team (who know him as the assistant coach) solves that problemHello Team Name FamiliesAs I shared with some of you during our hockey season, I am in transition and looking for a new job. Im writing you this note in hopes that you may help to expand my network to those peo ple in the workplace. Below is a description of what would best align with my skills and expertise. What Im looking forA senior sales marketing role with a manufacturer or distributor of building materials or industrial products Ideally (but not necessarily) a business that has an associated green or environmental benefit.I have previously operated on a national basis with an emphasis on Ontario...currently residing in southern ON, but open to relocation opportunities.My background20+ years of experience in technical sales marketing with companies that manufacture building materials for the commercial, institutional, industrial, residential, agricultural, and road building construction markets.At their core, my past roles have always centered around securing business (that is, finding new customers and maintaining/growing existing accounts).Specific product lines have included masonry products (brick stone), pre-engineered structural steel building systems, roll-formed metal prod ucts (wall and roof cladding, cold formed structural steel, OEM components etc.), and gravity drainage pipe (culverts).Specialties New business developmentschlussverkauf channel managementMaintaining and growing existingaccountsSales team managementMarketing strategy and directionDesign-build consultative salesHiring, training, and mentoringArchitectural and engineering specificationsRepresentation at industry associationsPublic speaking and presentationsEvent planning and coordinationWebsite content managementPlease dont hesitate to share this information freely. And let me know if anyone in your circle is also looking for a new opportunityId be glad to share some of the resources Ive found. In todays marketplace, we all need to reach out to each other and tap into our networks. Your barbers brother-in-law might have a tip for me, or my optometrist might have a lead for you.Thanks for your help,Stephen H.Phone Number ____Email ____LinkedIn Profile ____This is not the letter Id send to a potential employer, Stephen points out. Its for the people who know me as their kids coach or the guy down the block. I realized that I have probably hundreds of people who know me, and presumably like me, whod probably be glad to help me out. But they dont really know what I do. Im hoping the letter might make somebody think, Oh, that sounds like what my wifes company does, and pass on the letter to her, then she might pass it on to someone else. Or maybe someone might email me and say, Im in the same boat, and heres what Im looking for... I dont think theres really a downside.