Are you looking in all the right places for your next job? Perhaps you may consider joining a professional network such as LinkedIn. You can search for specific forums, groups or associations that closely relate to your area of expertise. Research suggests that we are all connected to each other within 6 degrees of separation. This means, you may be able to find the right connection to your next job from your existing network or within the next 6 levels of your extended network. 6 out of 10 jobs are not advertised according to a research done by the University of Dublin. Further research from this study also indicated that more than 25% of people who find jobs through networking receive the referral from someone they meet once a year or less! This is great news because it means if one individual has 100 personal contacts in his or her network, he or she can potentially connect to over 1 million professionals by connecting with someone who knows someone else and so on.
By joining social and professional networks, you can be tapping into hidden job markets and increase your success rate of getting employed.
Women in Banking and Finance
Association of International Property Professionals
Have you had success with similar online networks? What have you tried that is working for you and getting you interviews? Please post your comments below.
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