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Online Networking. What ails you?

November 3, 2009 at 21:51 1 comment

Continuing upon our survey series on networking, we last told you about the state of open networking and that many professionals found their current networking efforts online to be ineffective for their careers. But why exactly? Look no further, the results are in:

The top issues are: ineffective connections, insufficient privacy and lack of awareness on how to use online networking for one’s career. The first issue, of being connected to many people, but most of them weaker connections, is one that we’ve discussed before. Networks grow without adding significant value and can cloud your perception of how accessible and reliable your network truly is.

Privacy is obviously another huge concern and one that prevents usage of online networking tools altogether. Profiles can be made private, but on some applications, like LinkedIn, that can reduce efficacy of being discovered for recruiting purposes.

Not knowing how to use online networking to further one’s career is a common issue that many sites are seeking to solve today. In addition to a slew of books and how to use many applications, blogs have taken this field over, providing daily examples and use cases. We think this problem is not one that’s here to stay.

In the meantime, privacy and meaningful connections are valid concerns for professionals, and here at WhoDoYouKnowAt, we do our best to address this and offer a valuable platform for harnessing your business relationships.

Entry filed under: 1. Tags: Business Networking, survey results, weak connections.