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Put your pride aside, craft a simple clear and concise message of what you need/want (both verbal and written) and just throw it out there without overthinking. Send messages, talk to people and something might work. You won’t feel wired about anything once you get what you want.
Tapping into your network is nowadays the best way to find opportunities. People are not always judgmental and everyone needed someone at some point. Smart people won’t judge you for asking.
Do it in a purposeful way and put yourself in their shoes to make sure the way your asking and things your saying come across they way you intend to.
Good luck!
I was laid off a few months ago. Same struggle as you. Situation forced my hand as I have children and needed to land a new role asap. It is easier than I thought it would be. Start small. Be vulnerable, state what you need, why, and ask if they or someone they know can help. People like to help others in general. I bet you’ll see results and keep at it.
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Only the first few times feel unnatural, then it feels fine. Look at it as reconnecting with people, and give yourself a goal of X people per week.
A network is a 2-way thing.
When people ask for help, do you help no matter how busy you are?
You need to be in credit in the overall network, and you build that up by helping.
People are not inclined to help those who only ask and do not also themselves help.
I believe people need different things at different times, it’s not really a 2-way thing, it’s an overall positivity and propensity to help but if I ask someone for help is because they have what could be helpful to me now, it’s not granted that I have what they need at the moment. Unless it’s in a specific closed situation, asking others for opportunities cannot be compensated straight away.
Making good relationships at work will result in your having a good work support group that can help you. Of course, you will need to offer yourself up to help others too
I too would rather have a tooth removed without anesthetic than ask for help, but oftentimes we can’t do things alone. Truthfully as consultants we are better together. Clients don’t pay our high rates because each one of us is amazing, it’s because of what we can tap into when we have a question.
I now have a network of buddies and we bounce ideas off each other when we are stuck. Sometimes the answer is easy. At times we know an expert. Other times merely talking to someone else helps the answer come to us.
Once you break the seal and ask for help - or “hey, I’m stuck, got a minute?” It gets easier. Good luck.