| "I heard it through the grapevine" in the world of | | | | often arises - is not this whole process a bit self |
| job search and employment placement is "I got | | | | serving. ? Are you being self centered or simply |
| my new and better job through the power of | | | | using other people for your own self centered |
| person to person job networking". Developing a | | | | purposes? If you take the time to summarize life |
| large personal contact network is the number one | | | | - we get most things in life, of value, through |
| source of job leads. In the employment field as | | | | other people. Unless you are living as a hermit |
| well in the Human Resource department field that | | | | ,whether it is your car, your home, your |
| 65 % of all jobs are identified though career and | | | | groceries, your children or your education and |
| employment networking. Getting your ideal job is | | | | family - all come in the end from your interactions |
| in essence a "numbers game". The more people | | | | with "other people". Employers seek good |
| who are aware of your job career employment | | | | employees and future employees for their |
| search, the more real solid leads that you will | | | | positive attributes and results that they can bring |
| obtain. The goals of job search networking should | | | | to their company, business, firm or organization. |
| be to make as many people as possible aware of | | | | As long as you are sincere in your desire to help |
| your job search , make a very good impression, | | | | the firm move along the path of its chosen |
| seek job leads and referrals to others who can | | | | business goals in a sincere helpful manner this is |
| possibly be of help and as well seek as many | | | | perfectly moral, acceptable and just plain proper. |
| good, helpful and relevant career and employment | | | | For both yourself and the firm it is a win-win |
| networking solutions along the path of future | | | | situation. The firm is seeking good employees, |
| employment. Networking is the top source of job | | | | you are willing to bring your advanced skills and |
| leads because employers prefer to hire people | | | | attributes and apply them to the firms needs |
| who are referred to them personally though | | | | wholeheartedly and fully. The firm benefits and |
| networking. In essence, the larger your job career | | | | prospers in an ongoing profitable manner. What |
| employment search network is, the greater your | | | | could make more sense - both in a simple, |
| odds are of finding someone who knows or can | | | | honorable and substantive manner? You bring to |
| introduce you to a viable prospective employer. It | | | | the table your valuable skills which you apply to |
| is similar to buying lottery tickets to win the big | | | | the firm's benefit on a regular and consistent |
| one. "You cannot win if you do not have a ticket". | | | | basis. You obtain regular employment, career |
| And the greater your number of chances , or | | | | advancement and satisfaction. The employer |
| people in your network , then the greater your | | | | benefits in terms of the benefit of your skills, |
| chances of success , or in this case getting the | | | | your determination and dedication, enhanced |
| gainful employment of your choice , and | | | | profitability and hopefully better morale. In most |
| advancing in life - be it financially , up the | | | | cases you will have higher levels of job and |
| corporate ladder , or placement to position with | | | | career satisfaction along with better pay levels. In |
| greater personal job satisfaction or better , more | | | | the end it all comes down to a win-win situation |
| likeable or agreeable management.. The question | | | | for both your career and your employer. |