Serious question, I thought networking was just a buzzword until last month

I always figured my work should speak for itself, you know? But then a guy I met at a coffee shop last year (we talked about the best way to sharpen knives, of all things) called me out of the blue. He had a lead on a sous chef job that paid $8,000 more a year and wasn't posted anywhere. On one side, it feels weird that a random chat mattered more than my resume. On the other, it got me a real shot at a better job. Has anyone else landed a role through a connection they didn't even think was a 'connection'?

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ivan_perez15d ago

Wasn't there a study that said most jobs come from weak ties like that?

the_anna15d ago

Yeah that study is totally real!