May 22, 2023 09:30:00

85% of work is done through personal and professional 'connections'

Zippia , a recruiting and job-seeking site, has investigated and released the actual situation, saying that many jobs are done through ``personal connections'' that are born between individuals and occupations, but that these personal connections are neglected.

25+ Important Networking Statistics [2023]: The Power of Connections In The Workplace - Zippia
https://www.zippia.com/advice/networking-statistics/

Zippia's investigation found the following.

85% of work is done through personal/professional networks
・Up to 70% of employees are in their current company positions through some personal connections
68% of individuals prefer face-to-face interactions and 95% of professionals agree face-to-face interactions are key to long-term business success
・ 48% of the respondents answered that they are in contact with friends even though interaction is important.
・ 49% of those who are not in contact with friendships explained that they do not have time to interact
・79% of Americans recognize that exchanges are important for career advancement
・41% of professionals want to participate more in networking events

Below is a graph showing how small business owners nurture their connections. The color of the bar graph is divided according to the genre of the answer, and 70% of the respondents answered that they have online exchanges including SNS. Some form of face-to-face interaction is shaded in gray, at 38% of dinners. 6% of respondents said they did not interact with each other.

According to Zippia, 70% of people are in the current job due to some kind of interaction, because 80% of the jobs are not posted on the job site. It also became clear that when there was a job offer, the hiring rate reached 40%, even though employees applied for 7% of the total.

Communication is very important for entrepreneurs. LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. are mainly used as communication tools. The percentage of prospective customers who become new customers is 40% when there is a face-to-face opportunity, but only 16% when there is no face-to-face opportunity.

Face-to-face interactions are especially effective, so Zippia also cites face-to-face technology.

'Eye contact' is effective when face-to-face, and it is important to maintain eye contact 50% of the time when you are the speaker and 70% of the time when you are the listener. However, it seems to be maintained for 4 to 5 seconds.

Also, body language is important. According to the 'How People Interpret Communication' survey, only 7% is spoken, 38% is voice tone, and 55% is visual. It can be said that 93% of communication is interpreted through nonverbal communication, and it can be seen that eye contact, posture, facial expressions, and hand movements are important during communication.

Since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in cases where face-to-face interactions have been replaced by remote ones. According to Zippia, 61% of employees preferred online meetings to face-to-face meetings for large group meetings. However, for small meetings, 49% said face-to-face meetings were better, and 51% said online was about the same.

In addition, it is known from the survey that ``even if it is effective to form a network, it is not easy to maintain that relationship'', and even experts answered that they ``keep in touch with friends'' 48% did, and 38% answered that it was difficult to keep in touch. The factor that makes it difficult to maintain relationships is the lack of time.