You have skills you use in fandom that you can use on your career – but can also use on your job search! A quick roundup of our articles on the subject!
You can use:
Professional Development
Fannish Skills On The Job Search – Organization
So last week we talked about how your fan-based networking skills may help on the job search. There's oe more issue I want to address – and its a skillset that many geeks, fans, otaku, gamers, etc. develop in their hobbies that they don't realize nearly enough.
Organization.
Fannish Skills On The Job Search – Networking
(Last week we talked Webmastery from fandom to job search. Now let's move on to Networking . . .)
Fandom is a fantastic place for an active Networker. You develop your networking skills. You learn to use tools that are good for networking, like Twitter and Facebook. You meet a lot of interesting people. Even a dedicated introvert can become a great networker in fandom.
If you're on the job search, then the networking skills and opportunities you get in fandom are things you're going to want to leverage.