How to Expand Your Network (#203)

How to Expand Your Network
It's not what you know, it's who you know!
I've had many opportunities to sit chair-to-chair with hiring managers and review resumes.
For a recent job posting, I co-reviewed over 3 dozen resumes.
Some submissions included various versions of introductions or cover letters.
Most resumes did not pass the 3-second scan rule.
When asked for the top choices I struggled to find any resume candidates that strongly stood out.
While trying to rank resumes into the top category there were a few that were better but weren't home runs.
Ultimately, the hiring company interviewed several candidates based on referrals or recommendations.
None of these resumes would have earned any applicant an interview.
Let's skip the resume talk and focus on what got these few folks an interview.
Their networks thought highly of them and referred them or made interviewing recommendations to the hiring manager.