Friends Can Be Your Best Resource

Have you ever had the experience of looking for some information and casually saying to a friend of yours how hard it is to find it? You have asked every sales person you can find, looked in every book and searched the Internet but still cannot find the crucial piece of information. You did all this only to have your friend know it off the top of their head?

It is amazing what our friends know. That is why if you are looking for a job you ask everyone in your sphere of contact. That is the people you would stop and say hi to if you saw them in a mall. It also includes the people you would have over for dinner.

Basically if you can remember their name or they remember yours ask them to help you find a job. Insider information on the search for a job can be very helpful. I have a true personal story for you.

I was at a friend's home, Jon, in a different city, having a quick visit and noticed the logo on a business card. It was a company a good friend of mine works in. I asked Jon what the card was about and it was about a job interview. I got on the phone and called my friend that works in the company and presto Jon became the frontrunner for that job.

What are the chances one of your friends can have the same kind of inside contact that could really help you? Actually really good, I have read books on statistics and there are high probabilities your friends are all the job search you need. Remember in this article friends mean any one you would say hi to in the mall. It is a much larger pool of people than just your close friends.

Some of you will have to get over your resistance of asking about jobs with people you know. Remember this people love to help people, it makes them feel powerful. Give them that chance to feel powerful by helping you.