Google Social Search Just Changed Job Search
You’ve probably heard that between 40% and 80% of people find their jobs through networking. Whoever quoted the statistic to you likely didn’t cite a source, but it made sense so you accepted it at face value. The research on this topic is actually extensive and brings mixed conclusions, yet even the author of one of the papers most skeptical of the benefits of networking states in his conclusion:
I also think it would be naive to argue that contacts do not matter. I believe the weight of anecotal evidence and intuition suggests that being “well connected” is an advantage in the labor market.
You want an “advantage in the labor market,” right? Then networking needs to be part of your job search strategy.
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Article by Willy Franzen of One Day, One Internship and One Day, One Job
