tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post5656743482780274472..comments2023-06-02T04:54:07.811-04:00Comments on After Academe: What You Know Matters Less Than Who You Knowrecent Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-27433900507043010052012-02-29T13:29:25.355-05:002012-02-29T13:29:25.355-05:00I too am a bit clueless when it comes to the "...I too am a bit clueless when it comes to the "trick." I do know I've tried having friends and family help me network, sending my resumes on to company higher-ups, etc and so far it hasn't yielded very much.Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/05479160984254011577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-54588244566114734552012-02-28T23:11:17.789-05:002012-02-28T23:11:17.789-05:00The thing is, no one ever says how exactly it work...The thing is, no one ever says how exactly it works. If it were something you could study, I think I could be OK at it, but it just seems to be something you're either born with or not. I think economics do play a role. How much you start out with and the advantages your family can provide you with have a strong influence over who you come into contact with early on and how you interact with them. That's a major big deal, but it's not the whole picture. I just don't know how this networking thing works or how to get better at it. In the past year since I've been working outside academe, most everyone I know who has changed jobs has done so through networking. Then again, it's not like I know a lot of people! But even people who've come and gone from Think Tank and band members who've "moved up" have done so through people they knew, people who called them up and recruited them or whom they called asking what was availlable. What is the trick?recent Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-68007609504793901102012-02-28T22:55:35.223-05:002012-02-28T22:55:35.223-05:00Too true, too true. With each new career I've ...Too true, too true. With each new career I've researched, the first piece of advice WITHOUT FAIL, is to find someone you know in the field and get your job through that person. From editing, to grant writing, to teaching the consistent message has been "your skills don't matter nearly as much as having someone already working for X organization who is willing to vouch for you."Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/05479160984254011577noreply@blogger.com