Want to Make More Money? Female Job Seekers Do Better With Social Networking.

All those pings, posts, tweets and posts are beginning to pay off — but only for females.

A recent study by (my alma mater!) the University of Oregon found that women who landed a job via a relationship with a friend or relative earned about $10,000 (Canadian dollars) more than those who found a job with no prior connection to their employer.

Men, on the other hand, can tweet their hearts out with no apparent benefit.

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