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So it sounds like building your network is a more valuable thing to do than study for all-day interviews. However, why should some well-connected person want t
by twoquestions 8y ago
So it sounds like building your network is a more valuable thing to do than study for all-day interviews.
However, why should some well-connected person want to talk to some bozo who's only giving them the time of day to job hunt? Especially in a career like ours that isn't dominated by talking like sales is?
- jurassic 8y agoYou should study. You still have to have the chops to pass a full-day onsite. Having a contact from your network trying to bring you in just cuts down on the amount of pointless hoop-jumping. Building and maintaining a professional network is something you should be doing all the time. If you wait until you need a job to network you are doing it wrong.
- ccore 8y agoWell then I must be doing it wrong because all I want to do after work is relax and not talk to anyone and sometimes play video games. I still want to be recognized for the work that I do but apparently that's not enough. Maybe I have Asperger's or something else, but this whole thing about relying on connections to get jobs more easily doesn't come naturally to me.
- james_s_tayler 8y agoI actually think our careers are dominated by talking. At least my experience is that talking is very, very important.