How to Find a Job With Networking

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Tip 1 - Networking to find a job? Focus on being generous - Idealist Careers

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by bgibbon | permalink

When job seekers identify what they have to offer, they open up a less draining, more personal way to network: through giving.

For further reading: http://idealistcareers.org/networking-to-find-a-job-focus-on-being-generous/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - The Six Best Ways To Find Your Next Job

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Espen Sandsdalen | permalink

Whether you recently lost your job or are ready to jump ship from your current one, the chances of your getting a new position through the want ads is next to nil. A headhunter offers advice about other avenues to pursue.
Tags: Business,careers,ForbesWoman,Investing,Leadership,Personal Finance,Retirement,Dead-end job,Forbes,headhunter,job-hunting,jobs,LinkedIn,Social media

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/03/22/the-six-best-ways-to-find-your-next-job/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - The Intricacies of Networking to Find a Job

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nicola Reed | permalink

Lately, there has been a spike in the number of articles that have been written on networking to find a job. While this is not a new concept, the overarching view of networking does bear some fundamental flaws. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans lack critical thinking skills and don’t consider the [...]
Tags: Business,Careers,Entrepreneurs,Management,Sales and Marketing,Sales & Marketing

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensundheim/2014/08/26/the-intricacies-of-networking-to-find-a-job/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Networking Rules for Job-seekers: the Good, the Bad and the Almost Perfect

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by empotex | permalink

Networking is about meeting people you know who can vouch for your past performance and connect you with people you don't know.After writing The Best Job-hunting Secrets of All Time, and reading the comments, I can safely conclude that 20% of job-seekers find networking necessary, appropriate, and comfortable. Another 20% find it necessary, but uncomfortable. The rest are either not doing it, or doing it wrong. (Note: here's a link to the job-seeker webcast I hosted on on Oct 10th discussing this and related topics.)As many of you know I wrote a book, The Essential Guide for Hiring & Gett

For further reading: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130916190035-15454-networking-rules-for-job-seekers-the-good-the-bad-and-the-almost-perfect ^[4]