As I was speaking the other day to a large group of job seekers a man who runs one of the accountability groups stood up and said he recently heard the following: "Applying for a job online is one step away from applying for a job by laying on the couch and watching TV"

This is so true, I love it. Only 2%-4% of jobs are found by applying for a job online where 80%-90% are found through networking. The trick is learning to network the right way... networking is not about going to endless networking groups. That is a tool for effective networking but the networking I am talking about, effective networking, is all about the one-on-one meetings that happen outside the group networking events. We network to build new relationships, to make our world bigger, to toss out a wider net, so to speak. The more people we meet and the more people we tell our story to the quicker we will land our next job.

Check out my calendar to learn more about networking events and networking classes I am teaching specifically for job search/career transition purposes. Other events on my calendar are events I will be attending or events I recommend.