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
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
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
Every career counselor gives the advice that networking is the best way find a new job. In the parallel world of recruiting, networking is also the key to locate candidates for hire. I have engaged in debates on both sides of this divide with the intent of promoting a real dialog between parties with mutual interests in order to form a contract of benefit to both sides. In a perfect world, networkers on both sides… Read More »Stupid Networking Tricks
My sister coined a new term for an event we have all done when caught unprepared for cooking a meal for hungry kids. She would cook breakfast for dinner and called it Silly Supper… her two sons loved it and begged or it. So after a week of vacation and another week of limited work activity due to house guests I was totally unprepared for making blog posts this week. The result? Silly blogs. Nothing… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Recruiting Fables