Join The Favor Economy

So, you’ve sent out a million job applications and heard nothing but crickets? It turns out, the magic trick isn’t about slapping your résumé online—it's about actually talking to people. That’s right: networking is the secret sauce, especially when AI and fancy economic stuff are making jobs harder to land. Do yourself a favor and join the favor economy!

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Here are Five Fast Facts on the best (or only?) way to get a job:

1. 🌱 Networking is Gardening, Not Hunting - It’s not about pestering strangers—think of it as growing friendships. “You plant the tree today, and one day it gives you fruit (like job leads)”—so start early and garden often!

2. 🤝 Not a One-Time Power Move - Don’t just hit like on a LinkedIn post and ghost. Keep saying hi sometimes, share cool stuff, or just check in. Consistency beats a flashy one-time message.

3. ♥️Launch the Favor Economy - People help people they know—like helping a friend's cousin land a job. Networking is about connections through connections. Pay it forward!

4. ☺️Meet People in Real Life - Online is great, but face-to-face—or Zoom-to-Zoom—makes you memorable. Handshake > emoji, every time.

5. 💪 AI + Economy = Tougher Game - With AI doing some jobs and tariffs making things weird, employers are getting pickier. So having someone vouch for you (not just a résumé) can be the game-changer.

🔥Bottom line: In this weird 2025 job world where AI can write your résumé, and economies bounce like a rubber ball, being known by people is gold. So get out (or log in), say hi, help someone else—and one day they’ll hire you. Because when job boards don’t help, relationships do.

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