job search notes: "networking doesn’t function like a light switch"

...unfortunately, I’ve learned that networking doesn’t function like a light switch. Instead, it’s more like gardening: Consistent care and maintenance are the only way to make your garden grow–or in this case, consistent networking is needed to yield results.

Especially in today’s job market, I need to have all the resources to maximize potential. Right now it’s really not what you know, it’s who you know.

read more on the WSJ Blog: Laid Off and Looking

This quote came from the entry on Finding Your Networking Edge

Thanks to CK for the pointer!