Job Hunting

Searching for a job can prove to be a grueling and complicated process, but by using networking, you can greatly increase your chances of finding a job. Prospective employers are concerned about applicants' job experience, knowledge and qualifications. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists all of the requirements and expectations for each job field. This shows that companies still look at employees' qualifications and not who is recommended. Networking helps job-seekers but it is still important to make sure they are experienced and qualified for the job.

Networking

Networking creates many valuable benefits for people who are looking for jobs. Through networking, job-seekers can get their name out to companies, explore career possibilities, and open new doors to their future career. "According to CareerXRoad's 8th Annual Sources of Hire Survey (Feb 2009), referrals made up 27.3% of all external new hires." (Reilly Guide) Many people feel safer and more comfortable when they hire someone who has been recommended to them by a trusted source. It is said that 80% of jobs available are never advertised, which means that it is very important for job-seekers to network.

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Blogs in Business

According to Newsweek there are 9 million blogs on the internet, 40,000 are created everyday and it is the "most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself". (Newsweek) Business cannot afford to overlook this new technology and trend. Only 27% of internet users now look at blogs since the end of the presidential race. If companies want to get their name out there to internet users and potential employees, they must create a blog that can get the attention of these people. More and more people are using internet networking tools to find jobs. Businesses can also use blogs to keep their customers, shareholders, and target market informed about what they are doing as a company. In this high tech world that we live in today, businesses must embrace the blogging trend to capture new markets, maintain current customers, and find better employees.

What can blogs do for businesses?

While blogs and other forms of networking help people find new career opportunities, they can also assist businesses in finding quality employees. People are able to find new jobs through online sites like LinkedIn. Businesses can use these sites and blogs to recruit employees. Users of these tools need to make sure that they are honest in the information they put on their profiles, and job hunters should not automatically assume they will find a top notch job right off the bat. Since possible employers will be looking at these sites and at your profile, it is important that the user keep it professional and up to date.

"How to Network Online". Claire Dight. Times Online. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/graduate_management/article3402745.ece