In Australia, networking accounts for more than half to three quarters of successful employment. The hard fact is that most job vacancies are not advertised.
The first move is usually to get recommendations from internal staff, inter-departments and associates. The assumption is that this is the best chance of getting potential candidates who are competent and reliable and able to work within the team and company culture than to draw on hundreds of applicants and respondents to advertisements which are expensive and added business cost.
This is the same in most developed countries where networking has become an important extra-curricula activity, perhaps even more crucial than sports and community services, though these in itself are stepping stones to widen social network.
Source of New Job
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Networking | 41% | 45% | 41% |
| Internet Job Board | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Agency/Search firm | 11% | 9% | 11% |
| Direct Approach | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Online Network (2010) | 4% | na | na |
| Advertisement | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Other | 10% | 12% | 14% |
The rate of success in getting an interview and finally a job offer through seek.com.au is sadly very low and disappointing.
Call it incest, nepotism or cronyism but that's the way things are.
Welcome to the real world! For the moment, no one has the clout to fix or change the system.
Start networking early in life and the returns are invaluable.
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