Thursday, August 2, 2007

How to build your Network

Tip 1
One of the easier tasks in job hunting especially if you are an extrovert. Go out and socialise! Have lunch with your friends, call your old schoolmates for a drink, chat with your ex-colleagues online, email your relatives... Tell them that you are looking for a new job and what you are looking for. Don't be shy to ask them to ask their contacts. You get the picture.

Tip 2
Use online tools. Nowadays its much easier to network with your friends on the web:
1. Email your friends and contacts to say hi
2. Join online social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, Hi5, etc.
3. Chat with your friends on Messenger, Skype, iChat, etc
4. Write a blog on your expertise like this blog for example
5. You can even play online games to make new friends, e.g. World of Warcraft, Maple Story, etc