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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like everybody who posts asking for advice on how to get a job is advised to network, network, network. I have been on the hiring committee for my office for years, and I can't recall a situation where networking helped somebody get a job. People are always asking us to look at their neighbor or their cousin or whoever, but we just interview and hire the most qualified candidates. In the same vein, I am constantly getting calls from acquaintances about what I can do to help them get a job in my office, but if I don't know their work (and how would I unless it's a former colleague?), I'm not going to vouch for them. Do people really get jobs through people they met at some conference or cocktail party?[/quote] I network with people I work on committees with and former colleagues. Got my current job from a former, now current, boss who liked my work the first time around ;-)[/quote]
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