I've found a good rule of thumb to be that unless you are absolutely sure you will never need the Internet to help get you a job, act as though you may be laid off next week. What would you want attached to your name? Like I said on your tweet, probably the biggest faux pas I see is people bitching about their job. It's unprofessional. - Mark Trapp

Robert I think this advice is for even when you have a job. I can't recall where but I remember reading that it's essential to network when you _have_ a job. Not only will it help you get a job when you don't have one, it'll help you move upward and diagonally across the proverbial ladder. - Bhavishya Kanjhan

These are some very sound and actually wise principles to adhere to. Thanks, I'm definitely marking this as a favorite, and will refer to it many more times in the future! - Carlton Hackett

This is one of my favorite Scoble posts so far. Great social networking and networking tips whether or not you've been laid off. - Bill Romanos

@scobleizer This is a terrific post that just oozes common sense. Key though is, do this 2 years before you are laid off. - Bankwatch

Great post. And I finally realized I was subscribed to a partial feed of scobleizer.com this entire time (which I thought was the only feed available); that has been rectified. - Tamar Weinberg

@bankwatch - how so very true, but there are ways of speeding up the process. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag

Awesome post. Seriously. Thanks! - Phil G

Really appreciate this timely post. Just had a very talented friend in publishing who was laid off and am hoping your post can make a difference for her. - Kirsten Hamstra

Great stuff you are really helping people - Thomas Power

Love it! I'm embarrassed to say I've been freelancing and wanting work in the social media space and have completely neglected my blog. I have incorporated links to the various social media tools/sites in my email signature (thanks AK for pointing this out!) and have received questions and comments about them. Thanks for the very timely post and opportunity for a very helpful discussion. - Jill Howard Allen

If one follows all of the advice in this post, they might not need a job...they could become self employed. - April Russo (app103)

Great advice. Thanks for posting it. - Kenneth Chu

That's a great post, Robert! An aside: I had to look up LOLCats, just to make sure I knew what those were. I guess I'm not looking for a job in entertainment or in working with children, eh? :-) I think my inner Capricorn ages me! - Yule Heibel

when i started contributing info to the online world, i realized that i was no longer anonymous. i try to follow these simple rules: 1) be professional with everything posted (images, text, vids, etc), 2) dont associate with unprofessional folks (i.e. those who post with disregard), 3) add value. The sooner you start networking and building a quality online presence the sooner it can be utilized for career gain. - TJ Trapp

Some good advice, some complete yawn-able BS. Be yourself, build enough social capital that your boss is scared of what YOU can do when you talk shit. Thats why I did :) - sean percival

also i doubled my salary twice last year :) #whatrecession - sean percival

So who should I be taking to lunch so I can get my story in the right ears in order to get the right next job? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Joelle: what do you want to do with the rest of your life? - Robert Scoble

Enjoyed this post a lot, Robert. You've made a good point for me that I need to "marry" a couple of my blogs into one that states how I bring technology to ministry. I tend to keep these separate. And I also tend to do less blogging while I'm in school. I'll try and make more effort on the blogging. I'm in math courses right now as I'm finishing my degrees and I tend to get my head buried with those.;) - Melanie Reed

Hmm... do LOLTads count? http://friendfeed.com/e... - Fa La La La Lindsay

Very nice post. I like the helping others part especially. What is your feeling about virtual business cards? Networking is still crucial. - Amani