Experts Offer Their Tips For Fruitful Networking

When it comes to finding a job, nothing beats good, old-fashioned networking — contacting friends, relatives and former colleagues, setting up face-to-face meetings in the hope of getting job referrals. Yes, it is awkward, but here’s why it simply has to be done: At any given time, about 80% of all available jobs aren’t posted in the classifieds or on job boards, says BH Careers International, a New York career-management firm. And 60% of people surveyed by BH said they got their last job by networking.

By Stacey L. Bradford

From The Wall Street Journal Online

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