Comments on: Ten Ways to Help Your Client’s Child Find a Job, Part 1 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/11/12/ten-ways-to-help-your-client%e2%80%99s-child-find-a-job-part-1/ Ford Harding's Blog on Rainmaking and Business Development Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ford Harding http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/11/12/ten-ways-to-help-your-client%e2%80%99s-child-find-a-job-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-14502 Ford Harding Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:09 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/10/13/ten-ways-to-help-your-client%e2%80%99s-child-find-a-job-part-1/#comment-14502 John: Good story. And this help is fun to give, too. Ford John:

Good story.

And this help is fun to give, too.

Ford

]]> By: John Caddell http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/11/12/ten-ways-to-help-your-client%e2%80%99s-child-find-a-job-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-14487 John Caddell Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:25 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/10/13/ten-ways-to-help-your-client%e2%80%99s-child-find-a-job-part-1/#comment-14487 I still vividly recall my first break in business. I was finishing my junior year in college and had applied for an IBM summer internship. Like 90%+ of applicants, I was rejected via form letter. I told my dad (who sold Fords). He said, "Let me make a phone call." He called a customer of his who happened to be an HR executive at IBM headquarters. A week later I had a phone interview, and in another week I had a job offer. It was a great summer job, but also a great leg up into the job market. Twenty-five years later, I can't help but believe that my dad's phone call helped shape my career. Just a reiteration of how much the above stuff could mean to a student or parent. regards, John I still vividly recall my first break in business. I was finishing my junior year in college and had applied for an IBM summer internship. Like 90%+ of applicants, I was rejected via form letter.

I told my dad (who sold Fords). He said, “Let me make a phone call.” He called a customer of his who happened to be an HR executive at IBM headquarters. A week later I had a phone interview, and in another week I had a job offer.

It was a great summer job, but also a great leg up into the job market. Twenty-five years later, I can’t help but believe that my dad’s phone call helped shape my career.

Just a reiteration of how much the above stuff could mean to a student or parent.

regards, John

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