The adage of – It’s not what you know, but who you know – certainly plays a very large role in finding a well paying job in today’s economy Gone are the days of networking based solely on family friends, fraternity or sorority connections, and the days of the good ole’ boys. The new way to “get connected” is through online social networking. Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace are all well known social networks that offer job listings.

If you have been thinking about moving on in your career or moving into a new career, adult education degrees give you some choices that you might not have otherwise. If you look at the job market and examine the requirements, you see that almost every job worth having requires a degree. But what should you be thinking about if you are considering going this route?

Running down your old boss, former colleagues and previous employers is not likely to endear you to any interviewer. It’s a serious mistake to think that a protracted heart-to-heart talk about how you couldn’t stand the girl in accounts/how much you hated being with co-workers, will protect you as an open-hearted, honest individual who just happened to have been dealt a bad deal.

A potential employer is more likely to think that if you adopted this attitude in your last job, you’re bound to start complaining in the next. Nobody wants to hire a talkative-non-sense-person.