Job Hunting For Dummies by Max Messmer

Author:Max Messmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley

Online networking through chat rooms is something to consider because it allows you to broaden your networking base and can provide quick access to industry experts and the latest trends (see Chapter 11). After you find a chat room specific to an industry you are researching, you can participate in a live discussion with others in that field by typing in your message, which appears — real-time — on-screen for all to see.

Understanding the “Pyramiding” Factor

The fact that such a high percentage of jobs go to people who originally hear about jobs through personal connections may not seem fair to you — especially if you don’t know a lot of people to begin with.

Bear in mind, though, that you don’t need all that many personal connections to launch an effective networking campaign. The whole point of networking, remember, is to make connections that you haven’t yet made.

Consider the following lesson in geometry.

Assume for the sake of argument that if someone asked you to come up with a list of people you know who might have some business connections, the most you could come up with was four, including your two brothers. (Chances are that you can come up with a lot more than four, but make this truly a worst-case scenario.)

Granted, a four-person network isn’t very impressive. But what if each of those four people could give you the names of four people they know. Suddenly, the potential of your network jumps from 4 to 20: the 4 original names plus 16 (4 times 4) new names. And assume for the sake of argument that those 16 new people, once you get a chance to talk to them and demonstrate to them what a terrific person you are, can give you only 4 names. Now you have 64 new names to go along with the 20 you had before, which means that the puny original list of 4 has now mushroomed to more than 80.

This little exercise demonstrates a basic networking principle known as pyramiding. Pyramiding means that each new contact you make does more than simply add one new person to your network of personal connections. Each new contact gives you the potential of adding dozens more.

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