Category Archives: Networking

Finding a Government Job at Sam’s Club

By John Wojcio | Published: January 8, 2010
Tony was out of a job and feeling discouraged, embarrassed, and even a little depressed, although he’d never admit to it. His wife tried to be positive and supportive, but it was hard on them both. Although he was in his, “I can’t go out, I need to be looking for work” mindset, she finally [...]
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The Hidden Job Market

By Alice Wojcio | Published: January 5, 2010
Years ago, when we taught workshops at an outplacement center, we made sure to tell people that only 15% of the available jobs were ever listed in the paper or even online. Even now, fully 85% of the jobs people find have never been listed anywhere! People find these jobs in other ways. They network with [...]
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Network to Gather Information

By Alice Wojcio | Published: October 29, 2009
Networking is not just about getting a job, or selling a product or service. Its main purpose is to give or get useful information. As such, it is one of the best research tools we have available to us. How many times have you asked a friend or neighbor where s/he buys tires? Or who to [...]
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Unexpected Networking

By John Wojcio | Published: October 28, 2009
Participants in a workshop at an outplacement center had been asked to do some informal networking to find contacts in companies they planned to seek informational interviews in. At the follow on session, “Larry” said he couldn’t find anyone who worked at the company he thought might be a good place for him to start. Alice [...]
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Networking No-No’s

By John Wojcio | Published: October 4, 2009
If you plan to use networking as part of your job-search strategy, make it one of your ongoing communication tools. Last week I received an email at work from a former colleague. It’s been six years since I’ve heard from him. Guess what? Why do you think he is writing to me after six years of absolutely no [...]
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Top Ten Facts About Successful Networking

By John Wojcio | Published: October 4, 2009
Without even knowing it, we are networking all the time. As long as we are doing it all the time, we may as well be doing what works best, and not doing what hinders our effectiveness. Alice has written a “Top Ten” article about networking that includes 12 reminders about how to be even more [...]
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