Do Job Sites, Networking Connections, Friends or Strangers Get You Hired? February 5, 2010

In these tough economic times, there are many people looking for jobs through networking, job sites, friends and family, but what is truly best way to find a job? I recently asked my Twitter followers for a poll question to post on the Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours blog and Allison Janney, who is WCCO’s Good Question intern, came up with this great topic. Many people believe that they need to “know” somebody to find the right job, others believe that if they have a better resume and more experience than those they are  competing with, then they have the leg up. I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to this question, but I’m curious to know how people landed the job they are and what they did to get it.

Please share your thoughts on this topic in the comments below, it should be interesting to hear how people’s idea of the right way to job search varies.