December 2010
December 6, 2010 by Mary Beth Maddox
Networking can be a powerful tool to help anyone find a job. Recently, this was demonstrated beautifully on TLC's "The Job Fairy". In the last episode, a woman had been out of work for almost two years. Her benefits were almost up and she needed to find work quickly. Among other tasks, "The Job Fairy" had her throw a party and invited lots of people from a variety of backgrounds. While at the party, the woman tried to meet as many people as possible, asked about job leads and collected business cards. The net result was two bona fide leads; one of which resulted in a new job!
After watching the ...[read more]