I am writing this post to share with you the brilliance I witnessed from a young 20-something year old. This is the story of a young woman who made the decision to move from a temp job to her first full-time gig out of college. A no-brainer right?! Of course she should leave the freelance job with no benefits for something full-time with benefits – what boss wouldn’t understand that?
Only she didn’t just make a leap to a more stable job – she stabilized her candidacy for future jobs with this one small gesture.
This one small gesture can buy you a lifetime of networking power – and the work is all done for you too! Consider it an early holiday present from me (and the girl who actually did the work for us)!
In short – she wrote a note – literally WROTE a note – on an actual card from a fancy card/stationary store. It was probably the best $5+ bucks she spent all year – and I bet she knows it!! Here is what she wrote (Note: I changed the names to protect the brilliant but I didn’t change any of her words – they are sheer brilliance)...