What is remote networking?
Posted by rhulcareers on February 4, 2009
Statistics produced by the careers service last year showed that a large proportion (about 25%) of Royal Holloway graduates found their first job through their personal network. Despite the expensive campaigns by the leading recruiters, many more graduates started their career not through a graduate training scheme but in a position secured through knowing people.
Britain has always been famous for the “Old Boys Network” where jobs were secured less on merit than personal connection. This has changed significantly but the personal connection is still very important. Of course this is not unique to the United Kingdom – here are some interesting examples from South Africa, India and Pakistan and Australia. China has a complex tradition of personal relationships including Guan Xi.
The importance of networking was highlighted in “My Dream Job Plan” last Monday and tomorrow’s session on “Remote Networking” is going to look at how to build up your personal network even if it is overseas. This is a chance for you to think creatively and to develop an action plan to help you when you graduate. Whilst ideal for first year undergraduates, this session could be useful to any international undergraduate or masters student. To book your place click here It is at 5.00pm in the careers centre. Networking is also a large part of the Hidden Job Market.
If you want to find out more about the jobs that are never advertised and to develop intelligent job hunting skills come along to the careers centre at 1.00pm on Monday February 9 for an interactive workshop – no need to book, just turn up.
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Edward said
I think it’s fairly likely that over the next five to ten years they’ll be a giant leap in the use of personal networks to find jobs – either via pre-established networks and connections brought together on-line on sites like facebook, or via new connections with people actually met on-line, at sites such as ours – WikiJob.co.uk.
Do you have the other statistics on how your graduates found work? It would be really interesting to see them!
E.
WikiJob: Graduate Job interview questions