News: ‘Job-Search Networks, in All Shapes and Sizes’

The New York Times talks about job-search alternatives to the usual online resources:

While people have flocked to social networking Web sites like LinkedIn and Facebook, growing numbers of job seekers are building grass-roots offline communities, too, and sometimes use the Internet to arrange to meet people face-to-face.

In many cases, these meetings are regular gatherings that attract no more than a dozen people at a time. In other cases, the get-togethers are much larger, and travel to different cities.

The article even highlights the first LaidOffCamp event in San Francisco last March, which brought together self-employed workers and job seekers to share their entrepreneurial energy.

The San Francisco LaidOffCamp website lists upcoming gatherings such as the following:

• Tuesday: March 3rd from 9:00am - 5:45pm (schedule)
• Temple Night Club SF: 540 Howard St, San Francisco, CA