>People always say that, but only one of the full-time jobs I've had in my thirty-year career has come from networking.
Funny, only one of the gigs I've gotten in my 30 year career has come from not networking...my first one. Every job after that has come about because of people I know recommending me for the job.
This has been super helpful over the past 15 years as I've been an independent consultant. In fact, I went indie because I had a network.
I don't need to look for gigs anymore, people come to me. I turn down way more gigs than I can take. And I haven't had to have an actual interview for a job in over 20 years.
I'm sure this isn't the norm, but it certainly makes work life a lot easier.
Funny, only one of the gigs I've gotten in my 30 year career has come from not networking...my first one. Every job after that has come about because of people I know recommending me for the job.
This has been super helpful over the past 15 years as I've been an independent consultant. In fact, I went indie because I had a network.
I don't need to look for gigs anymore, people come to me. I turn down way more gigs than I can take. And I haven't had to have an actual interview for a job in over 20 years.
I'm sure this isn't the norm, but it certainly makes work life a lot easier.