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And, quite frankly, social networking can also be about job networking. The first thing I told my ex when he got laid off was to start telling EVERYBODY he knew that he was laid off and looking. When jobs DO open up, the people who are working at the company know about them first, are often willing to hand deliver a resume or give their boss a heads up that someone they know, who would be a good fit in their team, is applying. Relatives, former classmates, and friends are invaluable resources in your job hunting. When I hear of someone leaving (and know that they are going to replace that person), I definitely inform people I know who are currently laid off and offer to assist them by mentioning them to the supervisor who will be doing the hiring.
One of our hospitals is closing its inpatient units and I have a friend who is a contingent CTRS there. I know my old supervisor from another hospital in our system is always in need of contingents. My friend mentioned that she put in for a spot at the other hospital and I immediately emailed my old supervisor, gave her my friend's name, told her of the work we had done together at two different hospitals and she immediately responded saying "HR hasn't sent me the info on her yet, but when can she start and how many hours can she work?" I know Linda will hire Denise because she valued ME as an employee and trusts that someone I worked well with and have respect and admiration for professionally will be a good fit for her too. Who you know can be far more important than anything else when job hunting. Facebook and Twitter are ways to stay in touch with those you know, so you are on their radar when they hear of something. It is the BEST way of setting yourself apart from the other 299 people who are applying for the same job.
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