The Battle for a Job Depends on Networking and Professional Resume
Which is more important a resume from a professional resume writer or a superb career network?
The answer is: Both. You need a network to help you identify the right job, and you have to create it yourself, each day, with steady effort. You also need a top quality resume, and this author suggests you work with a professional resume writer to get the best one possible.
Why a career network? Think of the successful people you know. Most likely they are well connected in their field. For example, take former President Clinton, certainly a man with a strong resume. Throughout his life Bill Clinton was always a superb networker. When he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, whenever he met someone new, Clinton took wrote down the names of people he met, always including details about person that he could refer to later.
Clinton said, “I’m going into politics and plan to run for governor of Arkansas, and I’m keeping track of everyone I meet.”
This hasn’t changed since the 1960s: Networking will work for you, too. As a professional resume...