Hey everyone,
I'm sure everyone here has heard of the 80/20 principle (or the Pareto Principle), where roughly 80% of the effects are due to 20% of causes. In other words, 80% of the results will come from 20% of the effort/things you do.
Now I'm curious to see what you guys think about applying this to networking and getting a full-time job. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my perception is that going to employer information sessions is a waste of time, and you'd rather be spending your time actually connecting with people individually, building your own network, etc. And so these info sessions are typically a couple hours long, where a 30 minute phone call with someone might have better results.
Is my estimation correct? What other instances can you all think of?
I've heard from multiple sources that you should definitely go to a session where you're applying to. HR keeps records of who attends and this could hurt you. Also, you miss out on possible networking leads by not attending. It also might look bad if people you've contacted are there and you don't attend.
I'd really just stop over-analyzing everything and just do it.
Personal Experience: Our main recruiter (MD) from BB NY office was at an info session. I chatted with him alone for 5minutes, followed up, had lunch / informal interview out in nyc. Pretty sure that 1hour session was well worth my time.
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