Job Hunting While Employed? Keep It Safe

While it is every professional’s goal to move to the next best job, it is something that should be done discreetly, especially if you want to conduct your job search during company hours. And it is completely understandable. You’re available for calls and interviews during business hours, and the companies that might want to hire you are the same.

But just how can you conduct a job search while you’re in the office? Here are the things you need to remember so that you will not be dismissed as the careless, selfish job seeker.

• Use your own email address. For one, emails in the office can easily be monitored and read by company staff. Moreover, it’s simply unprofessional to send out applications with an “@CompanyName.com” address. Use your personal email address, one that is professional-sounding, preferably with your first and last name in it.
• Don’t tap your colleagues as a network for your job search. You do not want information to leak out, so keep mum about your job search and tap your personal networks instead. Talk with previous coworkers, friends from college or relatives.

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