Traditional Networking
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Unemployed? Don't panic when people ask what you do.
Even with 14.9 million people unemployed and the economy's sad state dominating headlines for
months, some people or situations just seem uncomfortable or difficult to handle.
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How to Make Your Network Work for You
Many people turn to networking when they're looking for a job, but the best time to build your network
is before you need something; and the best time to keep that network strong is always. But what is the
best way to do that? Simply collecting business cards and attending events may expand your number of
contacts, but does not increase the likelihood that those contacts will benefit you in the future. To
reap the benefits of networking when you need them, you must know how to make your network work for
you, and how you can work for your network. |
10 Tips for Successful Business Networking
Effective
business networking is the linking together of individuals who, through trust and relationship
building, become walking, talking advertisements for one another. |
Keep networking after you get in the door
You may think that once you land a job you don't have to sell yourself to others anymore, that your
days of trying to establish connections with strangers is over and you can finally just settle down to
doing a job and earning a paycheck. Wrong, wrong and wrong. |
| Guide to web sites of prominent organizations and
associations |
WEDDLE's Association Directory
Professional
associations and societies often operate Web-sites featuring job boards, resume banks or other
employment-related services (these can include job agents, banner advertising and discussion forums
for networking). This Directory is specially designed to help you find those association sites. It
lists several thousand associations from around the world by their primary professional/occupational
focus and/or industry of interest and provides a link to the Web-site they operate. |
Networking & Support Groups
The many job search and networking clubs around the country can be very supportive as well as helpful
in guiding you and increasing your network. This is just a sample of the many groups available all
over. |
RE:FOCUS ON CAREERS
Members have access to networking meetings and career workshops, use of resource library, community
service opportunities, an online chat arena in which to share contacts, job, networking, and volunteer
opportunities, and receive discounts to national and local businesses and services. |
8 Networking Tips
While it would make the introverts,
the meek, the shy, and the novices awfully happy if the newspaper classifieds contained all job
openings, that's simply not the case. In fact, some of the best jobs aren't listed anywhere except
in the mental catalogues of CEOs and managers. |
Tips for Successful Networking
Simply put, “networking” means “making connections with people.” It’s probably the most important
thing you can do to achieve professional success. Your network includes business acquaintances and
personal and community contacts. |
Five Networking Tips for Wallflowers
Some people are
naturally good at networking. You see these people at conferences: going around shaking hands,
introducing themselves to anyone that will listen, handing out business cards, etc. All the while,
you stand on the sidelines simply watching the action, feeling too shy or unimportant to do the
same. |
Networking Tips: How to Work a Room
Networking can serve
as a valuable strategy for getting a lead on a job, gathering information, or catching the special
attention of a company recruiter. |
Exiting a Conversation Gracefully
Common courtesy dictates that
you don't cut someone off mid-conversation and I personally know of no way to politely let someone
know that you find their debate over live steam versus diesel-hydraulic powered model trains, well,
boring. This three-step signoff, however, will get you on your way without leaving your collocutor
feeling slighted. |
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Using your contacts without making them feel used
As
understandable — and essential — as the urge to work one’s connections is in times like these,
there’s still an art to doing it. It’s rooted in basic common sense and good manners, and it
applies in every situation, whether you’re sending an e-mail, Facebook message, smoke signal,
singing telegram, or (gasp) letter. So, in the interest of maintaining our networking dignity,
here are a couple suggestions for reaching out the right way…
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