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Vol. 80, #2 Fall 2008
President’s Message
Going for “No”
 by Dr. Stephen T. Kochoff 
W
all hate rejection yet for most of us rejection as jobhunters goes with the territory. I once heard someonesay that each of us needs to get twenty-five answersof 
“no” 
for each
“yes” 
in the job hunt. I suspect thatthe metric varies depending on the circumstances, including thetype of job sought as well as the “match” or “fit” or “chemistry,”and probably many other variables. A key tactic in sales isreferred to as “going for
‘no’” 
— the more
“no” 
responses youget the more
“yeses” 
 you’ll get. So for whatever solace this pro- vides us, one aspect of job hunting is purely a numbers game. The more job opportunities you pursue, the more likely you’llland a job! An important strategy is: keep talking and, more importantly,keep listening. They are both helpful to keep in mind because you never know who could help you out with a job lead —a contact in a firm — a piece of advice — even a tangential lead.Don’t limit yourself in the job hunt and/or career change to yourcomfort zone — force yourself to talk to anyone. We shouldalways be constantly networking. Job hunting is always looking— never ending! Talk to everyone and anyone. Who does yourdoorman know? Who lives in your building? How do you get tothese prospects: either job prospects or someone who might help you out with informational Interviewing? Here’s how: Work circumstances can be very volatile so we all need to keepbuilding bridges and relationships in our organizations and else- where. Try to stay involved and active and attend SLA meetings whenever you are able to do so. Keep broadening your interac-tions to include other professional associations, as well.
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EditorRoberta Brody  Associate EditorCorrina Moss Associate EditorBerte Schachter Advertising Manager TBA  WebmasterStan FriedmanOurs is very much a helping profession. I see this time andtime again as we help each other out. You might considersetting up a group of advisors and/or mentors as you con-duct your job search — these can be friends and colleagues. This group would consist of people who are happyto besounding boards for you You’ll want a variety of back-grounds and view points. You will also want your advisorsto be brutally honest with you; if it’s a dumb idea that you are considering, you want someonewho will tell youthat and advise you how to refine an ill-advised idea orclarify an approach. Take someone to lunch to have achat and get their advice — people always welcome this. Job hunting can be fascinating — the process of gather-ing information about prospective firms, colleagues,and bosses. I am reminded of Bette Davis’s “hold on...it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” The bumpy ride of a jobsearch can be ameliorated by taking the bumpy ridehead-on, one step, one conversation at a time. Weshould always be reminding ourselves of what it is: onestep at a time, embracing the bumps and the changes,persisting, networking, remembering that anyone is aprospect, and always, always with a positive attituderegardless of the
“no” 
responses we encounter!
Steve Kochoff 
 , SLA NY Chapter President, 2008 and RegionalSales Director, Basch Subscriptions, Inc. Steve may be reached at stak.kochoff@gmail.com(Letter continued from page 1)
 
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