Jul 21, 2011

Are you familiar with BranchOut as a professional networking site?

Posted by Wendy Weber

Branchout.com is the official website of BranchOut, an emerging application on Facebook which allows users to connect with other Facebook users for professional networking & career growth. The concept is to use this tool to branch out from their present networks and open new avenues for career opportunities by simply connecting with the most number of effective people within their friends’ networks.

Founded in July 2010 by CEO Rick Marini, BranchOut has gained tremendous popularity in a very short span of time. BranchOut has over 500,000 active users and this number is growing constantly. I have received quite a number of new connections in recent weeks.

That said, I have not benefited in any way from my involvement with BranchOut. I have posted a half dozen job openings through it, and have not received a single response.

Is anyone finding BranchOut to be a useful networking tool?

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