Chapter Two
Systematic Job-Search Networking
In job-search networking, the one most important thing is to make everyone you talk to comfortable.
Why? If they’re not comfortable, nothing will happen. At least nothing useful. If they’re not comfortable, you’re not comfortable. Then what do you have? An awkward conversation everyone wants to end as quickly as possible.
It doesn’t go anywhere.
Some job hunters accidentally make their networking partners uncomfortable by doing things they themselves don’t approve of. Unemployed job hunters sometimes start feeling a little desperate. Then they get some networking advice they don’t really like, but they believe they have to do it anyway. If they act on it without thinking, it can lead to trouble.
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