Networking is a helpful and very useful way to help people get a job. Searching online, I read that The U.S. Department of Labor says this about how people obtain jobs:
5% find jobs through help-wanted ads on the Internet and in print publications;
24% obtain jobs through contacting companies directly -- the cold-contact method of job-hunting.
23% obtain jobs through such means as employment agencies, college career-services offices and executive-search firms.
The remaining 48% obtain their jobs through referrals -- that is word of mouth. How do they get referrals and find out about jobs through word of mouth? By networking.
There are several networking events each month around town that are free or very reasonably priced to attend. So don't overlook the networking way to increase your chances of landing that next job.
About Me
- Peggy Nolty
- I am the Account Evangelist at Nextrio, a Tucson based IT consulting firm. Nextrio takes the frustration out of technology for small and medium-sized businesses through the support and troubleshooting of networks and computer systems.