Now a days, one of our main concerns is to get or stay employed. How do we manage that?
I read an article by Henry Chalian who had gotten bumped off his manager job at J.P Morgan. Apparently LinkedIn helped him to some degree but he is still out of a job.
Jobless. That's a scary word for many of us.
Then an article on the NJ Business News suddenly provided enlightenment. Their advice was: “if they want to find a job they should get out from behind their computer [...] but use social networking skills to widen the number of people that you can connect with when you get out from behind your computer.”
Brilliant advice. They recommended you keep active on the Internet by tweeting, blogging, but not so much as to consume your life. You need real life contacts too.
This is an interesting Post.I totally agree with you because with the help of this networking tools one can get a job by getting contacts who can be beneficial to you and link you up.
ReplyDeleteWell actually, I think it is important to be active on both. Try to update one's profile on social networking sites, send e-mails to contacts...
ReplyDeleteBut also try to meet people in person too, in places you can expect to find people able to help you, and also to meet your new social networking contacts !
But you are still right tough!
I feel like using social networking sites that don't involve your weekend activities is a great way to network...if done right. But noting beats face to face interaction when trying to make moves while job hunting.
ReplyDeleteI think a mix of both online and face to face is the way to go as well. Remembering one's face is way more important then remembering one's facebook of linkedin page. Don't forget about human interaction!
ReplyDeleteHuman interaction is extremely important, but in a world where employers are googling your every move, it is very beneficial to be actively- and intelligently- posting on social networking sites.
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