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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is superficial networking, which takes up a lot of energy socializing/talking/schmoozing to people, and which is generally unproductive; and deep networking, which is done over the years and consists in honing in on the few professional relationships you really care about. The latter is productive in the sense that you will have really proved to the people who matter to you what you are worth, professionally. And so when push comes to shove, those people will come through for you, and vice versa. Of course, this implies that you are invested enough in your field to recognize good current/future players.

Absolutely everyone I know got their job by being known and recommended by many people within or related to their company/organization.

Except my DH, transplanted from Europe, for whom it took 18 MONTHS to find a job, without knowing anybody here. The problem is, some people like my DH do not relate well to people, and can't small talk and schmooze. The only people who can recommend him are the Professors/scientists who have known him for years in his old Institute. Not as much good as you'd think here, unfortunately.

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I agree with this and have noticed that the older I get and the more advanced in my career the more networking counts and the more it seems to be paying off. [/quote]

+2.  When DH came from abroad he had been in a management position and had to start all over- as an intern!  Not because he couldn't do the work (obviously he ran circles around everyone else who was just out of college while he had worked his way up for 6 years) but because he needed contacts and references in order to find a job here.  That's just the way it is.  I find that I'm a truly horrible schmoozer, but I like to develop relationships with people over the long term and have long conversations with them and I really enjoy developing close, real relationships.[/quote]

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