A Recent University Graduate Is Looking for Work;he Has Heard

question 102

Multiple Choice

A recent university graduate is looking for work;he has heard that contacting acquaintances is more effective than answering advertisements or contacting employment agencies.He contacts his family members and his friends,and lands a job through a friend of a friend.Which term best identifies what he was using?

• A) social networks
• B) kin-friend affiliation
• C) personal contacts
• D) the old-boys network

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Definitions:

Social Media

Online platforms and technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing, and exchange of information, ideas, career interests, and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.