Peter Bart: Step Up Your Networking? Not So Fast – There Could Be Hazards Ahead
21.09.2023 - 22:05
/ deadline.com
To state the obvious, this is a dicey moment in the job market. Amid cutbacks and strikes, even headhunters are job hunting. Those hot USC graduates who once lined up for CAA internships are now foraging for a TikTok moment. YouTube is swamped by a confluence of influencers.
“Step up your networking” used to be the common advice in a tough job market, but cocktail parties today have become all work and no play. Extroversion thus becomes the most important trait for networking success, according to a LinkedIn study as reported in The Economist. Bartleby, its business columnist, admitted that his introversion is now badly inhibiting his networking prowess.
“The sweet spot in networking is to get in the line for coffee, then you can have built-in exchanges with someone in front or behind you,” he advises. Job hunters who can mobilize superficial ties to lots of sources have a demonstrably better shot than those who pride themselves on more intimate links.
In earlier times, college credentials were presented as a key advantage in job hunting, but this is now being challenged by skeptics who argue that college is overpriced and overvalued. Analyzing this question, the Wall Street Journal last week published a detailed survey that weighed the cost of specific colleges against the prospect of financial return.
Princeton University surprisingly finished atop the list, even ahead of tech-focused institutions like MIT. This normally would have pleased its alumni except for the fact the elite Princeton Club in New York had to shut its doors because it went broke. So much for Princeton networking.
The upshot is that more and more show business aspirants are passing on company gigs as assistants or interns to leverage their
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