Comment on How am I supposed to obtain income?

• KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There are happy hours / meet n greets, networking dinners, and more, that are specifically for branching out and developing professional connection without having to know anyone.

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  • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well that sounds perfectly horrid.

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    • KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’re fine. In fact, out of all the possible professional-life-based events, they’re probably the least anxiety inducing thing to attend.

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    • GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I would agree with this sentiment, but that doesn’t make this advice less valuable. If we want things to change, we have to be willing to change ourselves. Advice on how to make those changes is bound to make us uncomfortable.

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• Abnorc@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There is still a chance, but it’s just much more of a crapshoot. I have been offered jobs where I didn’t know anyone, but those have been rare compared to other offers. Jobs where I knew someone at least tended to lead to serious interviews.

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• ExFed@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What if you don’t know anyone willing to help you get a job?

  Ask them for who they know. Heck, even if they are willing to help you, still ask them for more contacts.

  It legit took me over a decade of work experience to finally realize that “networking” was really just a simple graph-traversal algorithm for finding friends. If those friends need help with something that pays, then offer your help.

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Network more until you meet someone who has an opening

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