Q. Who joins NETSHARE?
A. Employed executives as well as those in transition. More than 60% of members are employed. While executives often join for the job postings, a growing number stay for the community, market intelligence and the access to reliable resources for continuing career success.
Q. Is there a fee if I land my job through NETSHARE?
No. We do not charge any placement fees to the member, recruiter or company. As a member based community, our only revenue comes from membership dues
Q. ID and Password - why don't I have one?
A. Only those who are paying members need an ID and Password. You don't need one to access the public part of the site.
Q. How long do your listings stay up?
A. Listings are automatically scheduled for 60 days. As soon as we are notified that a position has been filed, put on hold, etc. it is removed from the site. If the responses have not provided matches or the panel did not work it may be relisted. This will be noted in the Key Information.
Q. How do you qualify job listings?
A. To post a job, recruiters or hiring companies phone NETSHARE, email us, or post jobs directly to our website. No job postings are acquired via bots or search engines. Positions are posted for viewing by members after our staff has reviewed and validated them. In the validation process, we check that the position is currently available, supports a minimum base compensation of $100K and that members can respond directly. If we are unfamiliar with the company posting the position, we call them to verify their company’s information and the position specifications.
Q. How do I cancel my membership?
A. You can cancel your membership at any time by calling us at 800-241-5642 or emailing us at
memberservices@netshare.com. Monthly memberships will continue through the end of the last paid period. Six months and Annual memberships may have their remaining time put on hold for future use if requested.
A. Monthly memberships renew automatically on the same day of each month. To cancel, call us at 800-241-5642 or email us at
memberservices@netshare.com. Your automatic renewal will be cancelled and there will be no additional charges to your credit card. Your membership will continue through the end of the last paid period. Refunds are not available for partial months.
A. Yes, you can request that your six month or annual membership renew automatically.
Q. I need to stop looking for a short while, what happens to my time?
A. If you will be on vacation, out of the country, etc… Give us a call or drop us an email and we will be happy to put your remaining time on hold for you. When you are ready to re-start your membership just let us know.
Q. What is the Member Referral Program?
A. When a new member signs up and registers your name as the entry method we add a free month of service to your account and send a note of thanks. If you are not currently active, we put this time on hold for future use and send you a note of thanks. You can also provide the names and email addresses of those you feel would benefit from our service and we would be happy to send them information on our service.
Q. How do I get in touch with Netshare?
A. You can call
us 8:00AM - 5:00PM PST at 800-241-5642 or email us at
memberservices@netshare.com.
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A. Non-members are not allowed to join the special interest groups on LinkedIn.
Q. How do I join a NETSHARE special interest group?
Q. What is the New Member Strategy Call?
A. The New Member Strategy Call is your chance to meet with our CEO, Katherine Simmons and your peers. This one hour (+) call gets your networking off on the right foot. You will receive personalized, one on one advice and have the opportunity to make valuable connections with other NETSHARE members. Many strong networking contacts are begun here.
Q. What is the Ask the Coach call?
A. Active members can join a nationally known executive coach once a week and ask questions about their job search at no cost.
Q. Who has access to my resume?
A. In the Searchable Database - only qualified company contacts and recruiters (or fellow members if you so choose) can see your resume. With regards to job listings, only those you select to forward your information to will see your resume. We do not share your information with anyone.
Q. How do you qualify the companies and recruiters who have access to my information?
A. To be able to search our Database of Executives the company must have a good track record with us. If they cannot be verified, we have had problems with them, etc… we will not allow them to search.
Q. Do you provide resume critiques?
A. We work with only the best professional resume writers who specialize in executive assistance. They are happy to provide free critiques for our members.
Q. Do you have a recruiter in house that I can talk to?
A. We are not a recruiting firm. Recruiters and Companies come to us with positions they wish to post for our members to see - they know the quality of our members and they come to us. Many of the coaches and mentors who work with NETSHARE are current or former recruiters and can help you navigate that process. They are available by phone, either on the Ask The Coach call for members or by appointment.
Q. What is Experts Connection and how is it related to Netshare?
A. Experts Connection is an affiliate of Netshare. It is a monthly teleseminar where experts in their particular field present their information. The format includes answering questions from the audience.
Q. Why is there a charge for the seminars if I am a Netshare member?
A. The seminars are being given by the expert using Experts Connection as the forum. The presenter does offer a discount to Netshare members.