Advantages Of Networking While You Have A Job
I’ve always wondered why some people are so against checking out the competition. A person has absolutely nothing to loose even if they are happy with there current employer. I think the advantages of networking for outweigh the disadvantages of not networking while you have a job.
- Learn The Market: Networking while you have a job gives you a chance to discover what the current market is like for your skill set. Knowing what the market is like give you a chance to know just where you stand if you loose your job. Wouldn’t it be great to know lots of companies that hire for your skill set if you lost your job? Just knowing that would be half the battle if you lost your job? Your research would be almost complete if you lost your job.
- Make Contacts In Your Industry: This is by far one of the best advantages of looking while employed. Since you are already employed you are see as a more desirable candidate. Making contacts in your industry is far easier to do when you are employed. You can make a few contacts every now and then. By the time your next job contact comes you have lots of contacts to contact about opportunities.
- Have A Backup Plan In Case Of Job Loss: Having a backup plan in case of a job loss is very important. Do you really want to struggle finding contacts to help you find work if you lost your job? Having a large network network you can start looking for work almost immediately if you’ve made good connections in your industry.
- See If There Are Better Opportunities: The grass is not always greener with another opportunity. What I can tell you is that how do you know what you are truly worth? Would you change your job even if you knew you’d get better treatment? It never hurts to just see what’s out there. Nobody will ever force you to take another job that you truly don’t want.
These are just some of the advantages of networking while you have a job.
Monday, December 12th, 2011