Whether currently employed or unemployed, half of those surveyed expect that person-to-person networking is how they will find their next position, while one in five think it will come from a posting on an Internet job board.
According to the survey, 19% believe their next job will come about because of an employment agency or recruiter. And 8% imagine it will result from cold calling, or contacting a prospective employer directly. Only 1% expect a newspaper ad to play a role.
How do you think you will find your next position?
Networking |
50% |
Job board |
22% |
Agency/recruiter |
19% |
Direct approach |
8% |
Newspaper/periodical |
1% |
“These findings track well with actual outcomes,” said Monika Morrow, Senior Vice President of Career Management at Right Management. “It turns out that face-to-face contact is how more than half of our candidates find new employment based on firm data for the past five years, although nowadays job searches may begin through social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook. By itself, however, job boards are about half as effective in actual circumstances, just as the individuals surveyed anticipate.”
“There’s constantly something new in the job search world, particularly as it relates to social media,” observed Morrow, “whereas for years recruiters have been losing ground to the Internet and social media. Likewise, classified print ads hardly play a role any longer. But all tools and approaches should be used along with traditional networking given that one frequently leads to the other.”
“What’s also striking about the findings,” Morrow said, “is that both the employed and unemployed have become increasingly savvy about the job search process. For years they’ve been bombarded with job search advice, and ‘networking’ is invariably the core of the message. And it’s also true that many people have been through job searches in the past, and they’ve learned how it works.”
Right Management surveyed 557 employees in the U.S. and Canada via an online poll that ran from December 16 through January 15, 2013.
Networking is the new norm.
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to create a profile of your important professional and social contacts. In it, note things of significance about the people you meet: their source of expertise, where they live, their profession, personal interests, affiliated organizations, etc.
If you hate “networking,” then stop networking and begin to share knowledge. Knowledge is power and sharing it can build even more capability for the person sharing and the organization.
Executives recognize that there is an 'invisible' structure of personal and business networks within their company that define the true influences and interdependencies. They also know how to access and leverage those resources. Effective career women are strategic in the way they share knowledge. They use their knowledge to earn trust and build their reputation within the company.
When done correctly, social networking is the equivalent of being an exceptional host. Great networkers interact with sincerity and look for ways to make others feel comfortable in communicating joint interests. If you learn of a way to be helpful during the interaction, then by all means offer and follow up immediately. Examples include introducing them to someone who shares a mutual interest, sending them an article, or referring a contact.
Networking is a mutually beneficial relationship, not an opportunity to see what you can gain. If you find these social situations uncomfortable, then by all means learn from someone who is comfortable in sharing knowledge. Watch and listen to the ways they interact with their social networks.
Source:www.WhenDoingItAllWontDo.com
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