How to Wind Down a Job Search

How you wind down your job search has a major bearing on how easy your next one will be.  It is critical to nuture that network.

You've worked hard to get to new people and bring them into your network.  Your task at the end of a search is to thank those who have helped, share the news about your new position and let them know you want to stay in touch.  AND THEN, DO IT! 

Send out your new contact information once you're on board.

Let your new network contacts know how you're doing a month into your new job.

Send articles and/or share information to stay connected with your new network.

Create a holiday outreach list and send a note, e-mail or card to everyone in your professional network at the end of the year.

It takes time and energy to conduct a good job search.  It takes almost as much diligence to make sure the fruit of all that labor doesn't end the day you start your new job.