Networking != Paying For Job Leads

The fantastic Ask A Manager blog posted a question from a reader this morning about whether networking “really works.”

We began posting a reply in the comments then realized it was long enough to warrant a blog post.

Here’s the gist of the original letter from the reader:

I’m curious about how successful other people have been using their network to find jobs. I ask because it has never, ever worked for me. A few years ago, I even had a well-read blog with a large national audience that liked me, based on their level of engagement with what I wrote.

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