Use You Existing Network of Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Ex-Colleagues and Ex-Bosses
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:26 am
There is an old theory that believes that everyone is connected with each other by six steps or fewer called The Six Degrees of Separation. We can use this to our advantage to network around our group to find friends of friends who can put us in touch with a hiring manager that they know well and trusts their impression. As a recruiter, if I am passed a candidate by a client or friend and told that this candidate is good, I will meet them and the same applies to you. A good reference means usually a company will meet you.
To network around, you need to speak to and meet as many people as possible. It’s a great kenya phone number library idea to start with the basics and progress from there. The basics involve speaking with Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Ex-Colleagues and especially Ex-Boss’s. This should give you a decent list of people to meet, speak with and find out if they know anyone who may be able to help you.
You can take this a step further by going to meet as many of your Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Ex-Colleagues and Ex-Boss’s network and asking them if they know anyone who is looking for someone with your back ground and knowledge. This is where real networking comes into play and some of the best networkers find their referees this way.
Go Back to School
For a professional person, going back to school is a real option. In a part post I discussed my thoughts on going back to school to do an MBA. Realistically for me I feel that an MBA is not worth the expense unless you’re going to do it properly and go to a top 15 School.
MBA’s and other “going back to school” programs do offer one added advantage of allowing to have some of the best networking opportunities available to you. Firstly companies are more likely to visit a college or University that caters for more mature students knowing that all the candidates have paid to take their program, and depending on the college that is visited will give the employer a good idea of how clever the students are. If an employer visits Harvard, you can be sure that every student that you speak with will be suitable for your company.
To network around, you need to speak to and meet as many people as possible. It’s a great kenya phone number library idea to start with the basics and progress from there. The basics involve speaking with Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Ex-Colleagues and especially Ex-Boss’s. This should give you a decent list of people to meet, speak with and find out if they know anyone who may be able to help you.
You can take this a step further by going to meet as many of your Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Ex-Colleagues and Ex-Boss’s network and asking them if they know anyone who is looking for someone with your back ground and knowledge. This is where real networking comes into play and some of the best networkers find their referees this way.
Go Back to School
For a professional person, going back to school is a real option. In a part post I discussed my thoughts on going back to school to do an MBA. Realistically for me I feel that an MBA is not worth the expense unless you’re going to do it properly and go to a top 15 School.
MBA’s and other “going back to school” programs do offer one added advantage of allowing to have some of the best networking opportunities available to you. Firstly companies are more likely to visit a college or University that caters for more mature students knowing that all the candidates have paid to take their program, and depending on the college that is visited will give the employer a good idea of how clever the students are. If an employer visits Harvard, you can be sure that every student that you speak with will be suitable for your company.