| March 20, 2009 | Posted By: Trevor Wilson | Category: LinkedIn |
There’s an interesting article on the PMI (Project Management Institute) website about Breaking into Entry Level Jobs. It starts out with the Catch-22 that every Entry Level Job seeker faces:
Need a job?
You have to have experience.Need experience?
You have to have a job.
Sad, but true. But regardless of whether you fall into this category or not, there is some good solid advice in the article from some generous PMPs.
One thing that really caught my eye was a section on networking and how it’s important to network outside of the online world:
Although sites like LinkedIn can be a tremendous resource for networking, nothing beats building those bonds face-to-face.
This is great advice. While many social networking tools are great for initially meeting people, it’s hard to compare with the bond two people can create when meeting in person. It’s easy to lose this perspective from time to time.
Anyway, it’s a short article but a great read. Check it out here.
Thanks to Jen for pointing out this article!
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It’s great to learn that a few are recommending face-to-face networking. My hunch, I have no research to support this, is that face-to-face is far more productive for entry level. I know that’s true for exec level.
The old rule is that jobs opportunities come via a friend of a friend of a friend. Although the former is research-based I’ll bet its four or five levels away in this economy. And the latest research suggests you stay far away from birds of a feather. Go to people very different than you.
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I would agree. I also have no supporting evidence, but I believe that face-to-face networking will ultimately be more productive for the Entry Level Job seeker.
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