On the receiving end of lots of business 'networking' for the first time. How to deal with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 15, 2009 - 4 answers

Many workplaces ban social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on. What are some of the reasons workplaces should allow (and even encourage) staff to use social networking sites? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Oct 14, 2009 - 20 answers

Is it weird to omit the name of only one of your past employers on your LinkedIn profile? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 14, 2009 - 4 answers

Outreach to friend in HR when applying for a job? [more inside]
posted by dlugoczaj on Mar 3, 2009 - 5 answers

Career / resume / job hunting advice for moving to a big city and looking for an engineering / government job. Looking for advice to help me squeeze every bit of juice out of my first job which I consider to be a very rare job for someone of my background, age, and experience. [more inside]
posted by decrescendo on Jul 14, 2008 - 5 answers

Hivemind, please help me out with a crash course in networking! [more inside]
posted by Willie0248 on Jun 13, 2008 - 9 answers

An alum from my school said he would pass my resume around to employers in his city. I want to follow up with him. What to say? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Nov 21, 2007 - 6 answers

I've set up some informational interviews. Now, what do I ask the people so I don't seem like a dumbass? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Oct 5, 2007 - 7 answers

I don't think I'm in the right line of work and I'd like talk to people in the fields I'm interested in at the companies I'd like to work for and find out more about what they do. How do I go about this if my network/my network's network and their networks haven't been able to help? [more inside]
posted by echo0720 on Dec 6, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm trying to get a job at Google. I went to the same undergrad college as the VP of People Operations (HR). Can I use this to my advantage some how? [more inside]
posted by zzztimbo on Dec 1, 2006 - 8 answers

Good news: I have been offered a job. This job involves running and terminating network cables. Bad news: I do not really know how to terminate network cables. Please help me learn how to do so. [more inside]
posted by aerotive on Oct 5, 2006 - 16 answers

Am I qualified to do this IT job, and/or is it something I could pick up as I go? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2005 - 12 answers