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NETWORKING FOR THE NOVICE, NERVOUS OR NAIVE JOB SEEKER
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The advice is consistent —
Networking is key to any job search!
The statistics are encouraging -- nearly 80% of job openings are never advertised and more than two thirds of candidates get a job through networking. The bottom line is discouraging -- the majority of job seekers spend most of their job search time sitting at their computer navigating through various employment sites and responding to advertised openings.
Why?
In a nutshell-- fear. Fear of rejection, fear of the unknown and fear of trying things out of your normal comfort zone. Combine that with a lack of understanding of how networking works during the hiring process and it becomes easy to see why the job candidate fi nds a greater comfort level behind their computer screen. But, this strategy only exposes them to a limited number of opportunities and since all job seekers use the classifieds and job boards, they face the highest level of competition. The best news of all is that you can benefit from networking during your job search. Networking can provide the foundation for your job search, support each area of your search and also provide you with opportunities to expand your horizons throughout your career.
Networking for the Novice, Nervous or Naïve Job Seeker
addresses the fear and lack of understanding about how networking can effectively expand your job search. It first explores the advantages both employers and candidates gain through networking. It exposes and attacks the many myths job candidates use to talk themselves out of networking. The reader will get practical, easy-to-implement tips and a daily guide of steps to grow their network complete with strategies for making contacts, attending networking
events, and much more. Success stories that chronicle how job seekers used networking techniques to land their jobs appear throughout the book. While there are many books offering effective ways to expand a list of networking contacts, they do not address the underlying fear of networking that so many job seekers experience. Nor do they offer a way to overcome this fear.
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