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A team of researchers set out to gather some empirical evidence on how weak ties affect job mobility.

In 1973, the American sociologist Mark Granovetter coined the phrase “the strength of weak ties” in the context of social networks. He argued that the stronger the ties between two individuals, the more their friendship networks will overlap.

On LinkedIn, weak ties are more likely to land you new employment, compared to your ties with people you know better, according to a large-scale experiment co-directed by Sinan Aral of MIT.

Your closest contacts won’t expand your opportunities in the way people outside your network can, says Athena Alliance CEO Coco Brown.

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