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How to Network Without Sabotaging Your Own Job Hunt

Filed under Job Hunting, Job Search Process, Networking
Posted by Libraries, December 10, 2007
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How to Network Without Sabotaging Your Own Job Hunt Joann Lublin Wall Street Journal, December 4th, 2007 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119672504225112393.html?mod=careersleftcolumn_hs

Networking is one of the best ways to find new jobs, make new contacts in your field, and advance your career. However, like all job searching methods, there is a right way and a wrong way to network.

Author Joann Lublin interviewed both job-seekers who have networked incorrectly, and employers who have seen some of the worst examples of networking, in order to clearly state the rights and wrongs of networking. The wrongs include speaking negatively about a former employer, exaggerating how well you know a mutual contact, and being much too forward (“I’m networking. Do you have a job for me?”). The correct includes emphasizing how networking can be mutually beneficial (offering future help in return for an introduction) and networking without pestering.

By following the networking etiquette discussed in this article, you can avoid becoming one of these networking horror stories, and have a rich, fulfilling networking experience, which may end with a new job.

—Deborah Borsuk