| Networking is really pretty simple. But you have to get up out of your chair to do it - Facebook or not. This and other highlights from our blog are here. I'd Like You to Meet...: Networking's concept is simple: You get your butt out of your chair and go meet people. Tools like LinkedIn, or Facebook, or MySpace are all about finding the people you'd like to meet. How do you identify them? I don't know - that's up to you. Some want to meet folks they can do business with, others want to meet experts in a particular area (say, state and local tax, or maybe even New Jersey state and local tax), and still others want to meet anyone who's doing any kind of business in Rockland County, N.Y. Probably, you want to meet folks with some combination of characteristics. It all depends on your job, your goals, and how you do business.
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Help an Accountant: He's got an MBA in accounting and has been looking for a job for three years. He needs advice. Read his e-mail and tell him what you think.
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Notes From a Man's World:: If you read descriptions of corporate programs intended to reorient folks for a return to work, they take great pains to point out their efforts are focused on all professionals, regardless of sex. But talk to the people involved and they'll usually allow that, really, their programs are intended for women. Most of the people who've taken these breaks are female, after all, and there's a bit of a diversity issue, too. Companies today are well aware of the demographics of their workforce.
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The Poll: How often do you think about a career change? According to last week's poll:
- Every day: 66.0%
- When I get bored: 17.0%
- When I'm mad at my boss: 3.0%
- Rarely: 9.0%
- Never: 5.0%
That's pretty interesting, actually: Two thirds of those answering would like to get out of accounting? Realizing, of course, polls like this are far from scientific, I'd love to get an idea of what
kind of thinking is going on out there. E-mail us or post your comments to let us know what's going on inside your head.
Take our latest poll on JobsintheMoney's home page.
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