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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The term that best identifies what the recent university graduate was using is social networks. He contacted family members and friends, which are part of his own social network, and landed a job through a friend of a friend, which is part of an extended social network.

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