Why Networking Trumps a Job Posting - Your Career Intel

Why Networking Trumps a Job Posting - Your Career IntelJob seekers spend endless hours wellenreiten job boards and sending out resumes but all too often are met with stony silence in response. The truth is that networking is a far more powerful way to land a great professional opportunity. The importance of networking cant be overstated the statistics on the matter are consistent and dramatic. As I can attest to from my years in executive recruitment, 60 to 80 percent of jobs are obtained through networking.Lets break down the importance of networking in business and why your network trumps surfing job boards and online postingsMost jobs arent publishedIt may feel like the web is flooded with job listings. However the vast majority of open positions actually arent posted. In my experience, only 20 to 40 percent of company positions end up online and, the more senior the role, the less likely it is to be advertised online. The only way to get access to those unpublished jobs is by bui lding up your network which enables you to obtain the inside track on genuine opportunities.Recruiters are inundated with applicationsWhen jobs are posted online, internal recruiters are flooded with applications. Consequently, those recruiters are left looking for a needle in a haystack. The vast majority of the applications arent quite right so its incredibly easy for a resume to get overlooked in the shuffle and never end up in the hands of a hiring manager. In many cases, a human never even looks at your resume. It gets scanned into an Applicant Tracking System alongside hundreds of others and is archived away.Recruiters rely on networkingI am often asked, Why is social networking important for job seekers? The answer is clear and simple you have to be where the recruiters are to connect with them and recruiters are on LinkedIn Posting jobs and screening resumes is such an inefficient process that recruiters are now actively searching for candidates that meet their criteria ins tead of the other way around.Even better, go around the recruiters and straight to the hiring managers by attending networking events. Personality and culture fit dont translate onto paper, so any time you can put yourself in front of people youre at an advantage.Interviews that come through networking are higher qualityWhen you walk into an interview obtained through networking, you already have a leg up on candidates who landed the interview from a job posting. Interviewers generally have a favorable bias towards job seekers recommended by someone within the organization or their own networks. Youve been vouched for so to speak, and therefore have a greater likelihood of ultimately being hired.A human connection is always more powerful than a digital one. Read up on Your Career Intel for networking tips to get you started and share your experiences below.

15 Times Working Dads Feel No Shame (so Working Moms Shouldnt Either)

15 Times Working Dads Feel No Shame (so Working Moms Shouldnt Either) Theres no doubt that being a working mom nowadays is thoroughly exhausting. Its also deeply rewarding, but did we mention its exhausting? From the morning rush to the bedtime scramble, every moment feels like were barely treading water, trying to do the best for our kids and our career. Then, of course, we feel guilty about the compromises we strike just to make it all work. And then we feel guilty for feeling guilty. Why are we giving ourselves such a hard time?Good question. You know who doesnt spend the whole day feeling guilty about taking a shortcut or two when necessary? Working dads. Without the societal pressure to be perfect parents, it simply doesnt faze themor even occur to them to worrywhen they arent on their A game. Thats not a criticism, by the way. Working dads are great dads, and theres no proof that intensive parenting is good for kids anyway. Maybe we working moms should take a page from working dads, and give ourselves a break from time to time. Here are some of the times your working dad partner probably doesnt stressand neither should you.1. Sending the kids to daycare when he has the day off from work.Was it ever really a question? Hell be catching up on yard work and hitting the gymas he should.2. Feeding the kids pancakes and ice cream for dinner.Its calories. They kids are still alive. All is well. (And its more fun anyways.)3. Dressing the kids for daycare like a tornado that whipped through a secondhand store.Stains? Check. Tears? Check. Clashing colors? Check. Hey, at least all the pertinent parts are covered.4. The state of the house when guests come over.If the guests dont like it, they can put on gloves and get to scrubbing.5. Letting the kids veg out in front of the TV or iPad.Hey, its educational. Sometimes.6. Skipping the class field trip.Hell just catch the next oneif he can.7. Skipping a bath or two.Germs build immunity, right?8. Skipping a soccer practice or two.Hell be there for the big game, but every single scrimmage? Pass.9. Giving simple gift cards to friends, family and your kids teacher.He wont be cruising Pinterest at midnight to come up with the perfect handmade creation, or turning pipe cleaners into wreaths. Because why should he? Better question Why should anyone?10. His dad bod.And he wasnt even the one who carried a kid for 9 months.11. Donating cash to the school fundraiser instead of harassing his colleagues to buy 20 sets of sheets.Or chocolate bars. Or coupon books. Or baked goods. Or books. Or popcorn tins.12. Going out with the guys.He needs that time. Youre entitled to your own.13. Tucking leftovers in the kids lunch box until theyre eaten or green.Because no one has time to cut sandwiches into heart shapes.14. Not checking the daycare app. Ever.He (rightly) assumes theyre feeding your child.15. Ignoring the laundry every now and then in favor of playing video games.If youre not a gamer, substitute playing vide o games with watching Sex and the City reruns, and enjoy.--Audrey Goodson Kingo and Meredith BodgasThis story originally appeared inWorking Mother.