Using online networking can help boost health informatics career prospects

Using online networking can help boost health informatics career prospects

It is difficult to find the best jobs by using the conventional way of
job hunting because they are hardly ever advertised. In reality,
people are recommended for the positions by someone within their
professional network who would also provide tips on how to ace the job
interviews. To get the best jobs, it is important to have a solid
network of contacts and it is now easier to have those contacts by
networking online.

Online networking, which involves the mutual exchange of information
and knowledge between people through online forums and websites, has
moved the art of networking from conferences, industry breakfasts and
power lunches to the comfort and privacy of one's home.

Online networking not only provides the freedom of participants to get
to know thousands of people from any part of the world at their own
schedule, it also removes social barriers like shyness and financial
barriers which include the cost of travelling and staying in hotels
for conferences and industry events.

Another advantage of online networking according to Dakotta J.K. Alex,
a social networking expert and author of "Damn, I Need a Job. Again!"
and "The Recruiters Guide Book", is that it helps professionals keep
abreast of the latest happenings in their industry and thus keeps
their skills updated.

Culled from * w w w .biohealthmatics . com /