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Is it completely essential that a job hunter exploit social networks in their job hunt in this day and age? No. Nevertheless, given the financial environment of the world, specifically the USA, one might say that you should attempt everything conceivable to get your resume out there and widen your circle in order to reach all possible employers. It is hardly mandatory though that one use a social network to find a job, as though it be the answer to all their employment misfortunes. It is as useful and worthless as a job fair or addressing your resume to all people you know. The only essential? to enroll in social networking sites such as LinkedIn, which sell themselves as the ‘in’ social networks for their specific niche market in social networking, may be to you dodge being ostracized by your peers for not being a part of it. But then you’re only relenting to peer-pressure and not really meeting the needs of financial or employment constraints.

Having said that, there are plenty of advantages to using social networking sites in your job hunt. First and foremost, why wouldn’t you try to post your resume everywhere possible? Why wouldn’t you call on a job-fair if it promised increasing your odds for a job even in the slightest? And why wouldn’t you circulate your resume to everyone you knew, in order to see who might be hiring? In the same way, why wouldn’t you join a social network and use it to publicize your resume and advertise the fact that you are looking expands greatly by signing up for such networks, and the results speak for themselves as candidates go on to attribute their employment to sites concentrating in business and job searches such as LinkedIn, Facebook and other Facebook clones. And besides, even the recruiters who still run standard websites that advertise your resume are now using social network sites to connect employers to future employees who meet their needs. If the professionals can see some utility in it, then you probably should be able to as well.