SOCIOL 4HH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Impression Management, Network Theory, Infomercial
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The job search ii: strong ties, weak ties. Engaging in the process of networking: a. Getting essential information: networking gets you the information you need to have a successful job search, a lot of this information can be acquired by doing an informational interview. If you are granted an information interview, you have to research the organization in advance, you should prepare simple but insightful questions. Questions about the organization itself, the career area, or the search process: 2. Finding out about available jobs: all of the academic job postings are always published but it is not always the case. Thinking about the types of people who could help you: people you would like to contact for an informational interview people who are inside the organization and working in the human resources department. It is also a useful preparation for meeting with any contacts: 3.