I get asked quite often if career networking groups are useful to people in job transition. The line of inquiry usually goes “why do I want to surround myself with unemployed people – they can’t help me”.

Part 2 – Now What Do I Do? Start with Re-Thinking How to Network

In my last blog I covered why career networking is so vital to a successful job search. Networking is the key to securing referrals and having a large enough awareness and reputation within the community of decision makers that you are trying to influence.

Before we cover the “how to’s” of networking let’s first look at why networking seems be so difficult.