How to Increase Your Job Interviews with Effective Networking Skills

With today's current economic climate, where we are facing over 8% unemployment and over 6 million Americans
without a job, reading this article will increase your chances of finding and securing that hard to get job interview.
What is the key to landing your new job? It is called networking.

Networking is utilizing your family, friends, community organizations and church groups and letting everybody
know that you are available for work in your chosen profession. Ask your network if any one is aware of any
companies within your area who are hiring. Make use of your local chamber of commerce group and any of the
free services that the group offers.

Make full use of the Internet sites groups such as www.facebook.com and www.linkedin.com. Full out your
profile as completely as possible. Then join the networks and groups within that linkedin site. At the web site
www.Linkedin.com that site will list jobs that are not advertise elsewhere. That means there is less completion
for those jobs.

Ask your friends, family neighbors and those who are working if they are aware of any hiring bonuses for
job referrals. You can then ask those people for the direct line to the hiring manger so that you can ensure
that your friends will receive their hiring bonus. This will increase your opportunity to get those job interviews.

Prior to the job interview research your company that you applied to. Prepare a list of question that you can
ask the interviewer about your job position and the goals within the company. Always send a hand written
thank you note after the interview.

Develop a phone script interview. Include the questions of who, what, why,where, what kind of training is
involved? Ask about the company, the specific industry trends, the needs of the industry, as well as the
overall company strategic goals. Ask about the corporate culture as well. Make sure that you are a good
fit for each other.

By utilizing the strategies outlined in this article you will increase your number of job interviews. You have
to be your own sales force while you are looking for a job.