Comments on: What If Your Network Doesn’t Respond? http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/26/what-if-your-network-doesnt-respond/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:17:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristen Hallows http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/26/what-if-your-network-doesnt-respond/comment-page-1/#comment-12284 Kristen Hallows Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:14:15 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/420#comment-12284 I agree that you must be a valuable member of someone's network, not just an email address on a mailing list. Being persistent is the right thing to do, but I also know that some people are just not going to respond for whatever reason (ego is one example). If you've tried emailing and calling and you still can't get a face to face meeting, that's when you really have to try something wild, like sending the person his or her favorite food! :) I agree that you must be a valuable member of someone’s network, not just an email address on a mailing list. Being persistent is the right thing to do, but I also know that some people are just not going to respond for whatever reason (ego is one example). If you’ve tried emailing and calling and you still can’t get a face to face meeting, that’s when you really have to try something wild, like sending the person his or her favorite food! :)

]]> By: Recruiter Web Services http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/26/what-if-your-network-doesnt-respond/comment-page-1/#comment-11165 Recruiter Web Services Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:22:03 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/420#comment-11165 Jason, I think that the most important part of your comment is that netowkring is a "long term" thing. It is like anything else... you have to perform with consistency over a long period of time to see value. How many lotery winners are broke in a very short time? ;-) I also think that if you build your network large enough, then you will have a better chance of getting positive responces right out of the gate. Jason, I think that the most important part of your comment is that netowkring is a “long term” thing. It is like anything else… you have to perform with consistency over a long period of time to see value.

How many lotery winners are broke in a very short time? ;-) I also think that if you build your network large enough, then you will have a better chance of getting positive responces right out of the gate.

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