I am writing this blog to reassure an experienced generation of business leaders that they have a great deal of value to tech entrepreneurs – and younger people in whatever walk of life.
Last week we launched our first City MeetUp in Leeds to kickstart getting a generation of experienced business people to mentor tech entrepreneurs.
On Tuesday 22 October we had our first City MeetUp event in Leeds – bringing together tech entrepreneurs and experienced business leaders to help growing businesses and the economy.
We have spent the last 18 months talking to, helping and working with dozens of professional firms and individual partners – mostly accountancy and law firms.
I am hesitating to write this blog. I want to remind people who are new to social media that whatever you do and say online, can form part of anyone’s recruitment process.
I have been sent four CVs in the last ten days – all for people aged 50+ who are actively looking for new roles for the first time in nearly 30 years.
One of the things everyone seems to struggle with once they ‘retire’ is the sheer volume of admin that was once delegated to an EA, PA or colleagues.
I have been working with a lot of professionals recently on using LinkedIn to build new relationships that lead to business/roles. The next step is for them to start writing their own posts or longer articles (blogs) – but this is a terrifying step for many (even leaving out all the regulatory/compliance issues).
I had a really interesting conversation with someone last week that got me thinking about a major issue once you retire.
