Social Networking

“The essential point of networking is human contact. Business has killed networking by making it for the career orientated person”

The original concept of networking was to make human contract with other people whether this was with a neighbor or friends to catch up on the latest gossip. A group of friends is a good example of a network.

I do believe that networking has not been killed by business although now people now see networking as a way to progress their career. Business as driven this trend because most companies give jobs through word of mouth or to people they may already know either personally or through a friend, so this trend as spurred the need to network in the pursuit of career advancement.

I do feel the growing popularity of socially networking sites and the advancement of technology, as taken the original concept of networking and changed it so now that networking can be done over the internet by either through email, instant messaging or though these social networking sites. I personally feel the best way to networking is through personnel contract. Although I have done networking through the internet because of its convenience by giving my C.V to Job networks for perspective employers to view.

Personal experience of this was when I did freelance work over the summer with someone who was a friend of a friends who wanted me to do some filming for them. I think this a good example of networking because the work came from my network of friends. This is a good example but I did for my own career enhancement so then this does show that business as spurred the trend for networking for career advancement because from this I have built a contact within the industry.

I just feel that business has made networking more for the career orientated person but has not killed it because people are always networking in day to day life whether this is meeting new people or just seeing friends for a catch up.