March 18, 2005 4:22 PM

It's not what you know but who you know
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 4:22 PM

Everyone knows how critical networking is to a successful job hunt. Your network can open doors for you that might otherwise be closed.

And many of you may know that the web now has several so-called "social networking" sites that allow you to connect not only to your own contacts but to contacts of contacts, in an exponentially expanding network that could potentially open many more doors. Pretty neat concept, harnessing the hidden power of the web's connective tissue.

Now one of the leaders in this new web app arena, LinkedIn, has announced the launch of a jobs service that leverages the power of their network:

It's not what you know but who you know. That's particularly true with job hunting.

Social networking firm LinkedIn is hoping to capitalize on that axiom. The Mountain View, Calif., company has launched LinkedIn Jobs, a bulletin board job service where degrees of separation may be as important as degrees from universities.

Seems to be gaining traction already, at least with employers, who have posted 300,000 job openings in the first couple of months.

Read the article from InternetNews.com, or check out LinkedIn Jobs directly, or join the brave new world of online networking by signing up for your own LinkedIn account. It's free, and you never know who your contacts may know, or who your contacts' contacts may know, or who your contacts' contacts' contacts may know, or who. . . (you get the picture).
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