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Prehistoric Job Searching

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Considering what we hypothesized about Recruiting Caveman Style, the Paleolithic Era humans looking for a way out of the dangers of hunting and the boredom of farming probably began thinking about the best way to better themselves. Although it may be hard for today’s job seekers to think about doing a job search without the aid of technological crutches, there was a time [between 10,000 years ago and yesterday] when listening and thinking ruled our… Read More »Prehistoric Job Searching

Being the Fringe

There is nobody else in the world like you. Even identical twins are not genetically the same. There are approximately 7 billion people on the planet today representing about 6% of all people who have ever lived. Doing the math, you are not that proverbial one in a million; you are one in 116 billion. Scientists disagree on the real number of possible DNA combinations needed to accidentally produce identical human beings, but most agree… Read More »Being the Fringe

Measuring Your Network

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Anything worth doing is worth measuring. If you are a job seeker or individual concerned about your personal brand, measuring your impact on your network and beyond is important. If you run a business, it is critical! A close parallel is that daily annoyance in our lives that we know as a radio or television network. While these are one-to-many networks instead of a social network that is almost always a many-to-many concept, starting with… Read More »Measuring Your Network

Do Not Blow Your Nodes

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A big mistake in thinking conceptually about social networking is overlooking the fact that it is in a multidimensional space. Linear thinking will almost always produce a limited picture of contact bubbles connected by straight lines representing those networked connections. I have been guilty of recommending to job seekers that they build a “tree” of network contacts by following each one to reach other contacts because this is the easiest way to visualize and teach… Read More »Do Not Blow Your Nodes

Smart Networking Techniques

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It is always easier to see the negatives than the positives. When we see someone using trickery and deception we know that is not networking. One criticism heard about using networking in a job search is that an individual has to be outgoing and give in to the ideas of others in order to be successful. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anything that appears to be phony is highly likely to be detected… Read More »Smart Networking Techniques