After reading the article "The people who make organizations stop- or go" it made me think about the concept of its not what you know, its who you know which is a phrase i have been hearing more and more lately. Over winter break, I attended a NYC trip hosted by the AU Career Center where we went on site visits to six different companies to hear how they broke into their industries and what they do on a daily basis. The majority of employers had one common theme, they knew someone, or they got an interview through a recommendation of a friend.
The article talks about informal networks and identifies four common role players critical to an organization. Each player has their own informal network, in which they are connected. This also made me question, knowing someone may get your foot in the door, but will it secure a long lasting position? And if so, how do you make the connections to get your foot in the door? If the relationship/connection goes sour, will it affect you in the future?
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Hey Jackie,
First I'd like to say I had a pleasant evening with you on Saturday but haven't seen you since.
Second I like how you point out the business trip to NYC and the who you know example I wish you went a little more into that.
The past few articles reminded me that I need to quote more and perhaps bring in my own topics.
If you talk of the informal networks and long lasting position go more into what you think about the topic. If you think its fair you need to know someone to get a job and if that perhaps is slowing down companies progression. Then I thought thats how I got most of my jobs also as internships and how interesting it is to actually need to know someone and if it is a forced idea that we are meant for that job.
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