Is social Networking the New way to get a job?

Well, there's something you are not doing right. D'you have a great resume? Have you tried yourself to be visible to the right audience? Have you spoken like a thought leader instead of someone who's just trying to land a job and is totally out there, selling himself with not a lot of subtlety? There are always things that one can do to get hired. Hiring is no longer just looking at a resume, calling a candidate for an interview, asking a couple standard questions and making an offer. Businesses are looking for people who have ideas, can think out of the box and are capable of applying those ideas to practical, real-world situations. Why don't you do this?

Write a blog about a situation that you were in at the last job and how you used your specific skills to tackle the problem. Be funny, be humorous, ask someone to proofread your article before you post it and once posted, share it on all possible networks that you are a part of. Ask friends and colleagues to 'Like' it, recommend it and share it with their networks.

A possible start to the post can be, "Life without the madness of getting to work, deadlines, meetings, KRAs and backbreaking work has it's obvious advantages. There are obvious disadvantages as well, the pressing need to get back to earning being one of them but let's focus on the advantages today, since it's sunny outside and I already have a good feeling about today. Some other day, when it's gloomy, I will tell you how not working is not so good. I now have time to do things that I've always wanted to do but haven't had the time to get down to. For instance, writing. I have always wanted to share takeaways and lessons learnt from my professional life with my network of coworkers, ex-coworkers and people I have connected with professionally over the years. So, here I am, doing my bit to share what little I have managed to learn from this one specific incident that comes to mind right away." Share with us how that works out.