Grab a Business Card. Head Out the Door. Your Next Job is Waiting.

A couple of days ago, on Twitter, I read a post by a job seeker and fellow blogger I follow.  She was elated. She had just gotten the job of her dreams and she couldn’t wait to share it with everyone. 
 
I had seen her prior posts and the despair of feeling rejected and unseen as she slogged through the painful job search. 
 
But this time was different.  She felt victorious. 
 
She did it. And she did it without having networked.  At all.
 
Instead, she chose to do what countless other job seekers do, usually with no success.  She submitted hundreds of applications on-line and waited for a reply. Statistically, this approach at best yields a 20% success rate, whereas targeted networking is said to produce vastly different results – with an 80% success rate of finding a job. 
 
When her efforts resulted in her dream job, she was in happy disbelief.  Despite the countless hours spent on targeting her ideal positions and putting her best foot forward, she wasn’t immune to self-doubt...

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