During February and March, 2013, Lee Hecht Harrison surveyed 485 workers throughout the U.S. via an online poll asking, “What has been most helpful in advancing your career?” The results were as follows:
| Connections | 47% |
| On-the-job training | 30% |
| Mentor(s) | 14% |
| Degree(s) | 9% |
According to Lee Hecht Harrison Executive Vice President Jim Greenway, “While a degree credentials a job seeker, it’s the relationships we nurture and the reputations we build that invariably lead to more opportunities for advancement. “
Greenway stressed that in today’s job market, you can’t underestimate the value of a strong network to help stand out from the crowd. Greenway advises, “More and more, hiring managers and recruiters are relying on referrals and recommendations for sourcing and hiring new employees. Job seekers need to use their connections – online and in real life – to uncover open positions and gain introductions.”
Being known and coming recommended puts the job seeker at a significant advantage over those who are unknown, often fast tracking their resume to the top of the pile. According to Greenway, “As social recruiting becomes more sophisticated, it is increasingly important for today’s workforce to use their online professional network to establish new relationships, credential themselves, engage in meaningful activity that builds trust, and grow their sphere of access.”
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Person-to-Person Networking
Most people think they will get their next job thanks to networking, according to a new poll of nearly 600 U.S. and Canadian workers by Right Management.
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?
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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.”
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