Everyone knows that networking skills can help with a job search — at least the kind of networking that circulates your name, abilities and career ambitions to potential employers. But what about computer networking skills? John Huntington, author of Control Systems for Live Entertainment, says a full answer to the question isn’t yet clear, but he adds that networking skills certainly won’t hurt. “Are we going to end up more like the film industry, where you’re just a camera operator or a grip? Or will everybody work on everything? Because working on a variety of things is what makes it interesting for me. But if you’re the person who knows networking, or you’re an expert in it, then that’s another way to help guarantee you’ll get work.”
— John Huntington, from PLSN Interview, Feb. 2008
