New Research Reveals Old School Networking is Out

hello nametagYou know how most of the time we mention results from research studies that totally make sense?

This is not one of those times.

According to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, people who use their network connections actually find jobs “at a slower rate than the average job seeker. The most effective way is to directly contact potential employers.”

Huh?

Taking a look at the stats, from 1976 until 2011, 65.7 percent of unemployed job seekers had contacted employers directly compared to 17.5

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