Isn't it interesting...

Isn't it weird how things work? Regardless of what may come out of it, networking actually works. Here's an example: Yesterday I was online, just messing around in facebook and going through people's profiles, seeing what I can see. I get a message on MSN from Jay. Jay is some guy I started talking to about a year and a half ago, and haven't talked to in months. So long ago, that I've since cleaned out my MSN list and had deleted him. Lucky for me, he remembered ME and just happened to say hi. So we're talking, catching up on our lives and it comes out that Rick's unemployed and been so since April. He asks me what he was doing, what he's looking for, the norm.... and said that he worked for a company that's looking for managers of Rick's caliber. I told Rick, who was on his own computer behind me on the bed, the company name. Rick had applied multiple times and hadn't received any response. Jay was very surprised; but went ahead, called an Operations Manager, who said to send in his resume. So Rick sent it to me, I sent it to Jay, he'll send it to his work email and hand it to his Ops Mgr. No guarantees, which is fine, and I agreed to that .... but at least it's getting Rick in the door, you know?

So THAT's what's interesting these days. Old contacts who become current; talking that becomes opportunities. Even if nothing comes of this, someone stuck out their neck to help out. It's nice what some people are willing to do.