The art of networking has been the standard method of increasing business since the first business. It is all about getting to know other people in business and finding those that are compatible with your business.

2. If you know someone in the media, you can have them interview you for a
newspaper or a local television show. Like all press releases, an interview can be
about something that you have accomplished. If you have received an industry honor,
see if you can get a blurb in the local paper. You may need to write your own press
release or do a paid advertorial.

3. Social media sites like and omnipresent. Among other things, these sites are
instrumental in branding and getting newsworthy information out to a group of
people. If you are looking Facebook and Twitter have long become powerful for a new
job, be sure that you connect with and follow the recruiters who do business in your
field of expertise. That way, you will not only easily learn about the potential openings,
but they will notice you in a natural way.

4. Another part of networking is to find places that you can use your talents to help
other people. If you are talented in childcare, then volunteer to help with childcare at
clinics or other places where they need people to help parents. If you are talented in
graphic design, then lend your talents to those nonprofit organizations that need
signs, fliers or web design. These things can all go in your portfolio.

5. If you have a local agency that specializes in recruiting talent, then introduce
yourself to them. Make yourself invaluable by connecting them with others who
are looking for jobs that can be placed through them. This helps both the job
seeker and the recruiter. You can be supplying talent they may never have found
on their own.

6. There are any number of trade magazines that carry news pertinent to the trade. You
can use those magazines to connect with other companies or recruiting agencies that
you would not find through local networking. There are jobs all over the world, so if
you are open to relocating, you have a better chance of getting a new job.

7. The AMCAT is India’s first employability assessment test that help fresh graduates
to get their first job quickly and efficiently.