| At the outset, let's accept that there is no such thing | | | | contention is not whether or not that person got a |
| as an ideal candidate, and there is no employer who | | | | raise or a promotion. That worker was traveling to |
| is ideal for everyone. Still, every time we see | | | | her job a distance of 12 miles every day for the last |
| someone change his or her career or make an | | | | twelve years and she was beginning to develop |
| upward move, we say or at least think that he/she | | | | frustrations about the employers and her job. |
| is brilliant and was the ideal candidate for the position | | | | However, she could not afford to just quit. She |
| and that the company is lucky to have hired him or | | | | watched the classifieds of local newspapers and |
| her. | | | | lodged her resumes with dozens of recruiters. She |
| But did the candidate really get lucky, or were they | | | | knew there were some companies closer to home, |
| just smart? | | | | but she had been told that there were no vacancies |
| Is Career Networking So Important? | | | | that matched her job profile. |
| Don't have an iota of doubt about this in your mind: | | | | On a Sunday Mass at the local Church she bumped |
| networking plays an important role in career moves. | | | | into her childhood friend. Sometime after a friendly |
| Despite having reasonably strong work experience | | | | exchange, the conversation tuned to her job |
| and skills, lacking in networking abilities could jettison | | | | situation. It turned out that her friend was working in |
| your chances in finding a good job. Your networking | | | | one of those companies and she knew of one |
| contacts can help you beat the competition and open | | | | vacancy where she could fit in. What followed next is |
| the door to mostly unadvertised job openings | | | | not of importance but this lady got a job at the |
| through referrals. That the 'Wall Street Journal' | | | | company where she wanted to work. |
| claimed a couple of years ago that '94% of | | | | In this day and age, savvy career networking is a |
| successful job seekers claimed that networking had | | | | must. By growing your network, you will have not |
| made all the difference for them' should go on to | | | | only expanded your circle of friends but also work |
| prove the point. | | | | acquaintances who may be able to help you open |
| Let's take a hypothetical case of a person in her | | | | new doors when you finally decide to change jobs or |
| middle age attempting a career change. The point of | | | | careers. |