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You do networking everyday of your professional career. It’s a real consideration if the job you are going to take will allow you to work with people you want t
by kasey_junk 7y ago
You do networking everyday of your professional career. It’s a real consideration if the job you are going to take will allow you to work with people you want to work with at the job after this one. Don’t discount that value.
Right now is not a good time to judge your career pathing plan. It’s literally the easiest time to get a job in computing in modern history, which includes the first web boom. It’s like judging your investment strategy right now. That said if your plan is working, great! I wouldn’t spend much time on indeed if it were me but good for you.
Note: all of my jobs ever have come from networks and I went to the wrong state school and have never worked for Google.
- quickthrower2 7y agoNot had trouble finding work this way for 16 years. I do think it is interesting that things can change - black swans and all that. I don't feel that afraid as I managed to get a job as a grad after the .com bust. Unless computing goes out of fashion? Or get really easy to program.
- kasey_junk 7y agoYour last job, how did you get it? Literally didn’t involve any precious coworkers?
- quickthrower2 7y agoNo, it was advertised on LinkedIn. Coworkers only required for references.
- kasey_junk 7y agoSo you only used a site dedicated to your online network for the first contact and your in person network for the final conversion. Seems like networks had nothing to do with your job to me...
- quickthrower2 7y ago>So you only used ... Nope I used more than one job search method. It was Advertised. They paid for an advert. To be advertised to strangers. It might as well have been a Facebook ad or a Google search ad, for all that networks had to do with it. > Your in person network for the final conversion Yes references. That's a bit different though.