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Networking is an effective job search strategy. At its simplest it just means asking people to help you in your search for a job. Central to the Idea of networking is the belief that there are more helpful people in the world than unhelpful ones. Most people enjoy helping others and talking about their jobs. The basic premise of networking is that if you can make ten contacts with people willing to help you in your search then you increase your chances of success tenfold. A contact can be anyone who can give you information or refer you to people they know who work in the occupation which interests you.

Start with contacts you know: friends, family, tutors. Then broaden out to those on the list below. Professional associations, for example, have a vested interest in helping people to enter their field. If you were interested in insurance you could ask the Chartered Insurance Institute to put you in touch with a local firm. Once you've found the first people to start your network, the others will begin to materialize.

There follows a list of some of the sources you could use to find contacts for your network:

People

friends, relatives, friends' parents

tutors, academics

careers advisers

ex-teachers

ex-employers/work colleagues

community contacts: doctors, accountants, bankers, family solicitor, church members, Chamber of Commerce

local employer

professional institutes and associations

members of clubs and societies

people mentioned in newspapers, magazines, professional journals

if you belong to a particular special interest group you may find organizations available to help. The Women's Film Network is one example.

 

 

Follow the links in this link rack to access aspects of the employment process:

Application Details Benefits Certificates Computer Search
Computer Skills Contact Information Experience Intelligence
Interview Network Preferences Records
References Resume Transcripts Volunteer
 
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Prepared 2005-Revised 2006
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