朋友在你找工作时发挥的重要作用

朋友不但可以在实际生活中提供你需要的实际帮助，在困难出现的关头还可以提供情感支持和供你参考的实际建议。这里就列举了朋友在找工作中发挥的重要作用。

What is the longest distance between two men? The answer is 6. Everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth, so that a chain of "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in six steps or fewer. This theory is called "six degrees of separation." 

So never underestimate any of your connections. Anyone around you can help during your job hopping experiences.

1) Helper one: Employees of your targeted company.Vicky works as a marketing executive at a Fortune 500 company.

V: Thanks to my friend Tina, I can work here. Last year, when I still worked at that small company, Tina came here first. When she told me, I admired her so much, you know, the working environment, the pay and the cases she got were all much better than mine. So I asked her to call me if there were more vacancies. Tina is a real friend, I mean she kept her word. Three months later, my chance arrived. Tina told me the company was looking for marketing executives, and also gave me inside information, such as the enterprise culture, what the interviewers are like, things like that. So I got the offer easily.

Guan Xi Who's suggestion: It's very convenient if you have a friend or relative in the company you want to hop into. What you need to consider is if there will be any conflict of interests between the position you applied for and the one your friend has, and are you able to handle it.

2) Helper Two: The current boss George has been the assistant to his manager for 5 years.

G: The other day, the manager suddenly invited me for dinner. I was kind of flattered. You know, this never happened before. And it turned out that he had already decided to job hop to a new company and since he needed someone he could trust, he asked me to come with him, not only as his assistant, but also as the deputy director of the sales department. I was surprised at first, but then I thought why not. The new job can give me more room for my career development. Now here I am. Though there were some problems blending in with the co-workers, they gradually accepted me. I love my new job a lot.

Guan Xi Who's suggestion: It's lucky for you that things worked out at the new company. As a matter of fact, to job hop with the boss is a high risk and many of these cases end as failures. People usually think if they go to the new company with their bosses, they can get a firm foothold quickly. But the truth is, since the boss himself is still in the suiting period, he doesn't have any time nor power to back you up. So before you decide to job hop with your boss, always think carefully.

3) Helper Three: Former colleagues. Nancy is going to work at an intermediary company.

N: I was working in the insurance field. Then one day, Linda, who used to work in the same company, called me. She said she was helping an intermediary company recruit qualified personnel, and wondered if I was interested. You know that means I don't have to visit clients and sale insurance, and I can be an office lady! So, although the company is small and has yet to be competitive, I still happily took the offer. Next week, I will officially be a member of the new company.

Guan Xi Who's suggestion: Before you go to work, you should investigate the company from all aspects, especially why it recruits new members. Is it for some type of expansion, or is it simply because of a brain drain. As your future development depends on the company's prospects, consider the issue prudently. Do not trust all your former colleague's words unconditionally.