The Networking Survival Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: E-book
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780071426039
Description: Help Wanted sections in newspapers are shrinking, and on-line job postings are dwindling. Competition for the scarce available jobs is fierce. In order to locate and land the job you want, you will have to rely less on the job postings and more on inter-personal connections. In other words, networking. According to networking consultant Diane Darling, job seekers who use the want ads are successful in only 5 percent of the cases, while those who use networking as their primary technique are successful two-thirds of the time. The best way to conduct a successful job search is by building networking skills and growing your circle of viable connections. In addition, networking is an essential component of growing your professional profile and expanding your business connections. The right time to start networking is not when you lose your job, but rather while you're still employed. In her book The Networking Survival Guide, Diane Darling walks readers through the entire process of networking - including setting your networking goals, identifying and developing your potential contacts, following up on leads and turning them into opportunities.; Darling offers a strategic plan for job hunters and business people who seek to: Land their first professional position; Change career paths; Secure a position after a layoff; Maintain a healthy professional network; "Connections with the right people put you on the path to success," says Darling. The Networking Survival Guide will instill readers with the confidence to turn a room full of strangers into a room full of opportunity.