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Networking Meetings- Why Network?

Talking to people you know to find job leads is the most effective way to find a job. The fact is, most of us find a job through personal contacts—people we already know such as our friends and family, our doctor, dentist, and people we meet when we go shopping and during our normal everyday lives. Personal contacts also include the people that our friends and family know.

Did you know that only a small percentage of jobs are advertised in local newspapers?

Did you know that only a small percentage of people who find a jobs get one from answering an advertisement in a local newspaper?

Did you know that most people who look for work go after advertised openings? Therefore, you increase your chances to be hired by networking with personal contacts to find unadvertised job leads.  

% Job Seekers Using the Method	Method	Effectiveness Rate*
66.0%	Applied directly to employer	47.7%
50.8	Asked friends about jobs where they work (Networking)	22.1
41.8	Asked friends about jobs elsewhere (Networking)	11.9
28.4	Asked relatives about jobs where they work (Networking)	19.3
27.3	Asked relatives about jobs elsewhere (Networking)	7.4
45.9	Answered local newspaper ads	23.9

Wednesday Prospecting event 9:30 am

Once again, on Wednesday I will be meeting together for a prospecting event at 9:30 on 67th Ave & Union Hills near the Arrowhead Hospital.  For anyone that wants to multiply their business to business prospecting efforts, feel free to join us tomorrow morning. Check our Twitter or blog for the exact location. (We never get the exact location until the morning of Wednesday. However, watch for us on twitter or here for us to bost the exact location and time). There should be about 60 attendees at this event. Call for info at 480-296-8554 - Ask for Kurt.

January 6th Joint Prospecting Event (Multiply your prospecting results by 5 times or more!

For anyone that wants to multiply their business to business prospecting efforts, feel free to join us tomorrow morning. Check our Twitter or blog for the exact location. (We never get the exact location until the morning of Wednesday. However, watch for us on twitter or here for us to bost the exact location and time). There should be about 60 attendees at this event. Call for info at 480-296-8554 - Ask for Kurt.