02 Nov, 2009
Posted by : Matt Durfee
Networking is by far the best approach. Not only does networking help you find out if a particular employer is looking for someone with your qualifications, but it greatly increases the chances search firm executives will reach out to you based on recommendations from individuals they have contacted. For instance, I once landed a Vice President position with Centex Homes after a friend in the same profession was first contacted about the job. After deciding he wasn’t interested in the position for himself, he suggested the headhunter contact me. Had I not been networking with my friend, there’s a good chance I may not have even known about the job opening.
Prior to launching Navigator Executive Advisors and the Navigator Institute, Matt Durfee held Senior Vice President, Vice President and executive-level Human Resources positions in a number of the world’s most admired companies including Pepsi Cola, Nestle, Frito-Lay International, Hard Rock Cafe, Bank One, Cendant, and Centex Homes. His expertise in career development & leadership transition, change management, and executive development is supplemented with extensive experience in roles ranging from the business unit level to the Board of Directors. His international corporate experience is supplemented with a two-session assignment for the U.S. Council for International Business to represent national employer interests at the European United Nations/I.L.O. in Geneva, Switzerland. Matt earned his Master’s degree in Labor & Industrial Relations from Michigan State University and subsequently completed an executive program in Financial Analysis at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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