If Eeyore Were a Person, Would You Hire Him?
My friend has been trying to find a job since we graduated in May of this year, and she can't seem to understand how I was able to find a job within two weeks - I have great connections - and she hasn't been able to get past the first round interviews in almost six months of trying. I feel for her and want to tell her about a job that just came available where I work but, quite frankly, she's like Eeyore. I know this company prefers to hire people with more Tigger-like personalities. How can I make her see that she needs to be more positive? Would it help if I told her it could help her land the job that opened up where I work?
Not sure I understand what the immediate problem is. In the spirit of friendship, tell your friend about the position and leave it up to your company to decide whether she's suitable or not.
You can never change another person, only yourself. Hopefully, through talking with her about the power of developing relationships over time (which you can also model for your friend, perhaps by attending networking events together) she will come to realize this is a piece of today's recruitment puzzle that she needs to embrace.