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