- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction: What to Expect
- Historical Background to Research on Job Loss, Unemployment, and Job Search
- Job Insecurity and Anticipated Job Loss: A Primer and Exploration of Possible Interventions
- Individual Consequences of Job Loss and Unemployment
- Job Loss, Unemployment, and Families
- Unemployment and Its Wider Impact
- Insecurity, Unemployment, and Health: A Social Epidemiological Perspective
- Goal Setting and Control Theory: Implications for Job Search
- Job Loss and Job Search: A Social-Cognitive and Self-Regulation Perspective
- Understanding the Motivational Dynamics Among Unemployed Individuals: Refreshing Insights from the Self-Determination Theory Perspective
- Motivation and Self-Regulation in Job Search: A Theory of Planned Job Search Behavior
- Self-Regulatory Perspectives in the Theory of Planned Job Search Behavior: Deliberate and Automatic Self-Regulation Strategies to Facilitate Job Seeking
- New Economy Careers Demand Adaptive Mental Models and Resources
- Economic Job Search and Decision-Making Models
- Job-Search Behavior as a Multidimensional Construct: A Review of Different Job-Search Behaviors and Sources
- Networking as a Job-Search Behavior and Career Management Strategy
- Contingency Headhunters: What They Do—and What Their Activities Tell Us About Jobs, Careers, and the Labor Market
- Who Is Searching for Whom? Integrating Recruitment and Job Search Research
- Through the Looking Glass: Employment Interviews from the Lens of Job Candidates
- Reemployment Quality, Underemployment, and Career Outcomes
- Job Search and the School-to-Work Transition
- Employed Job Seekers and Job-to-Job Search
- Job-Search Behavior of the Unemployed: A Dynamic Perspective
- Too Old to Tango? Job Loss and Job Search Among Older Workers
- Nontraditional Employment: The Careers of Temporary Workers
- International Job Search
- By Any Other Name: Discrimination in Resume Screening
- The Evaluation of Reemployment Programs: Between Impact Assessment and Theory-Based Approaches
- Job Loss: Outplacement Programs
- Work First Versus Human Capital Development in Employability Programs
- The JOBS Program: Impact on Job Seeker Motivation, Reemployment, and Mental Health
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Networking is often cited as a key to job-search success; however, relatively little scholarly research on networking as a job-search behavior exists. The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on networking and its relevance for job-search success and career management more broadly. The use of networking for both obtaining new jobs at different employers as well as advancing upward in one’s current organization is considered. This chapter describes the importance of networking for developing career competencies, how networking can enhance a job seeker’s social network, and barriers faced by women and minorities in building their social networks. The multiple ways in which networking has been measured are described, along with the antecedents and outcomes of networking behavior pertinent to job seekers. This chapter discusses the implications of networking as a job-search behavior for job seekers, career counselors, and organizations and concludes with future research suggestions for scholars.
Keywords: networking, jobs, networking behavior, job search, careers, advancement
Monica L. Forret Department of Managerial Studies St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa, USA
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction: What to Expect
- Historical Background to Research on Job Loss, Unemployment, and Job Search
- Job Insecurity and Anticipated Job Loss: A Primer and Exploration of Possible Interventions
- Individual Consequences of Job Loss and Unemployment
- Job Loss, Unemployment, and Families
- Unemployment and Its Wider Impact
- Insecurity, Unemployment, and Health: A Social Epidemiological Perspective
- Goal Setting and Control Theory: Implications for Job Search
- Job Loss and Job Search: A Social-Cognitive and Self-Regulation Perspective
- Understanding the Motivational Dynamics Among Unemployed Individuals: Refreshing Insights from the Self-Determination Theory Perspective
- Motivation and Self-Regulation in Job Search: A Theory of Planned Job Search Behavior
- Self-Regulatory Perspectives in the Theory of Planned Job Search Behavior: Deliberate and Automatic Self-Regulation Strategies to Facilitate Job Seeking
- New Economy Careers Demand Adaptive Mental Models and Resources
- Economic Job Search and Decision-Making Models
- Job-Search Behavior as a Multidimensional Construct: A Review of Different Job-Search Behaviors and Sources
- Networking as a Job-Search Behavior and Career Management Strategy
- Contingency Headhunters: What They Do—and What Their Activities Tell Us About Jobs, Careers, and the Labor Market
- Who Is Searching for Whom? Integrating Recruitment and Job Search Research
- Through the Looking Glass: Employment Interviews from the Lens of Job Candidates
- Reemployment Quality, Underemployment, and Career Outcomes
- Job Search and the School-to-Work Transition
- Employed Job Seekers and Job-to-Job Search
- Job-Search Behavior of the Unemployed: A Dynamic Perspective
- Too Old to Tango? Job Loss and Job Search Among Older Workers
- Nontraditional Employment: The Careers of Temporary Workers
- International Job Search
- By Any Other Name: Discrimination in Resume Screening
- The Evaluation of Reemployment Programs: Between Impact Assessment and Theory-Based Approaches
- Job Loss: Outplacement Programs
- Work First Versus Human Capital Development in Employability Programs
- The JOBS Program: Impact on Job Seeker Motivation, Reemployment, and Mental Health
- Index
