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Successful Networking
Ask yourself whether you make the most of your social and personal networks or put the time and effort into developing your professional networks and online profile? Here Andy Lopata - a well known business networking strategist - gives his key tips for building and using your networks to get a job.
Andy Lopata Successful Networking
Ask yourself whether you make the most of your social and personal networks or put the time and effort into developing your professional networks and online profile? Here Andy Lopata - a well known business networking strategist - gives his key tips for building and using your networks to get a job.
Andy Lopata Successful Networking
How to Make Networking Meetings Work for You
- Bring your business cards. See Business Cards: A Job Search Tool.
- Bring your résumé or marketing plan.
- Project a positive attitude.
- Prepare to network. See How to Work a Room.
- Be a focused networker. Review the preliminary attendance sheet. Note those people with whom you wish to meet. If you need help finding them, inquire at the registration desk.
- Seek high-quality relationships with people who come from several different spheres and from up and down the corporate hierarchy. See Managing Yourself: A Smart Way to Network.
- Target three new contacts.
- Actively listen. It's all about the other person.
- Get together with you new contacts. Stay in touch.
- Have fun.
Trade associations and trade magazines are a great way to stay on top of your industry and find networking connections. Make a point to connect on LinkedIn with people who are in leadership positions in trade associations and Trade Magazines all good networking connections.
College Alumni groups are one of your best immediate networking opportunities, as those who share attending the same college will help others from their college
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7 Tips for Networking (from Entrepreneur Magazine) - By Colleen DeBaise|
Networking goes hand in hand with running a successful business. But many of us dread walking into a room and introducing ourselves to a bunch of strangers. I've been asked to share my best networking tips at a meeting today of the National Association of Women Business Owners in Philadelphia. Here are the most valuable tips I've come across – and put to work myself – over the years:
7 Tips for Networking (from Entrepreneur Magazine) - By Colleen DeBaise|
Networking goes hand in hand with running a successful business. But many of us dread walking into a room and introducing ourselves to a bunch of strangers. I've been asked to share my best networking tips at a meeting today of the National Association of Women Business Owners in Philadelphia. Here are the most valuable tips I've come across – and put to work myself – over the years:
- Resist the urge to arrive late. It's almost counter-intuitive, but showing up early at a networking event is a much better strategy than getting there on the later side. As a first attendee, you'll notice that it's calmer and quieter – and people won't have settled into groups yet. It's easier to find other people who don't have conversation partners yet.
- Ask easy questions. Don't wait around the edges of the room, waiting for someone to approach you. To get the conversation started, simply walk up to a person or a group, and say, "May I join you" or "What brings you to this event?" Don't forget to listen intently to their replies. If you're not a natural extrovert, you're probably a very good listener – and listening can be an excellent way to get to know a person.
- Ditch the sales pitch. Remember, networking is all about relationship building. Keep your exchange fun, light and informal – you don't need to do the hard sell within minutes of meeting a person. The idea is to get the conversation started. People are more apt to do business with – or partner with – people whose company they enjoy.
- If a potential customer does ask you about your product or service, be ready with an easy description of your company. Before the event, create a mental list of recent accomplishments, such as a new client you've landed or project you've completed. That way, you can easily pull an item off that list and into the conversation.
- Share your passion. Win people over with your enthusiasm for your product or service. Leave a lasting impression by telling a story about why you were inspired to create your company. Talking about what you enjoy is often contagious, too. When you get other people to share their passion, it creates a memorable two-way conversation.
- Smile. It's a simple – but often overlooked – rule of engagement. By smiling, you'll put your nervous self at ease, and you'll also come across as warm and inviting to others. Remember to smile before you enter the room, or before you start your next conversation. And if you're really dreading the event? Check the negative attitude at the door.
- Don't hijack the conversation. Some people who dislike networking may overcompensate by commandeering the discussion. Don't forget: The most successful networkers (think of those you've met) are good at making other people feel special. Look people in the eye, repeat their name, listen to what they have to say, and suggest topics that are easy to discuss. Be a conversationalist, not a talker.
- Remember to follow up. It's often said that networking is where the conversation begins, not ends. If you've had a great exchange, ask your conversation partner the best way to stay in touch. Some people like email or phone; others prefer social networks like LinkedIn. Get in touch within 48 hours of the event to show you're interested and available, and reference something you discussed, so your contact remembers you.
Quintessential Careers Networking Resources for Job-Seekers Career Networking Assessment for Job-Seekers: A Quintessential Careers Quiz -- wondering how well you network? Take this free assessment!
Career Networking Explained: Making Connections, Building Relationships -- learn how to build useful career connections, an article written by Kathy Condon.
Fast Track Your Job Search by Networking Through a Professional Association -- professional associations are great resource for networking with members of your own profession, trade, or job title; written by Joe Turner.
Includes a sidebar, Tips For Effective Networking within Professional Associations, by Lynn Berger.
Five Strategies for Leveraging Your Online Social Networks -- learn five strategies for job-seekers in creating online social networking that will help build your reputation and leverage your contacts, an article written by E. Chandlee Bryan.
For Networking and Support, Join or Start a Job Club -- learn everything you need to know about networking job clubs, an article written by Katharine Hansen.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Career Networking, an interview with QuintCareers Creative Director Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., about the revised edition of her book, A Foot in the Door, a detailed examination showing how all job-seekers can use networking to enhance their job searches.
How to Build and Expand Your Career Network: 10 Proven Techniques -- thrust of this article is to provide job-seekers with 10 proven techniques for building and expanding your career network.
Informational Interviewing: A Top Tool for College Students -- read about why college students should take advantage of this great networking tool, an article by Katharine Hansen.
Informational Interviewing Tutorial -- learn all about a powerful tool of networking -- the informational interview. Internet Networking Tutorial -- a comprehensive guide to the many ways you can use the Internet to connect with people all over the world and help build your personal network of contacts for social, business, and career purposes.
Maximizing Online Social Networking -- an article all about online social/business/career networking, written by Katharine Hansen.
Networking Business Cards: An Essential Job-Search Tool for Career Changers and College Students When A Resume Just Won't Do -- guidelines for creating your own networking business cards, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Networking Do's and Don'ts -- a collection of key networking rules and tips, compiled by Katharine Hansen.
Networking Your Way to a New Job -- an easy-to-follow article for all job-seekers outlining the importance and methods of networking, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Researching Employers through Informational Interviews -- an article that shows you how to gather critical employer research through informational interviewing, by Katharine Hansen.
Seven Rules for Networking Success -- career networking is relationship-building tool for job-seekers to uncover job leads, not ask for jobs. Read these seven rules for successful networking, an article written by Barbara Safani.
Seven Smart Networking Moves Guaranteed To Make You More Memorable -- an article by Susan Britton Whitcomb that includes great tips and suggestions for networking opportunities.
Slime-free Networking -- networking has gotten a bad name because people saw it as transactional. Learn the right way, an excerpt from Ronna Lichtenberg's Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman Can Be Herself.
Taking Networking to the Next Level: Getting Your Name Out There, an article by Katharine Hansen that discusses the need to take networking to the next level to achieve job-search and career success.
Career Networking Explained: Making Connections, Building Relationships -- learn how to build useful career connections, an article written by Kathy Condon.
Fast Track Your Job Search by Networking Through a Professional Association -- professional associations are great resource for networking with members of your own profession, trade, or job title; written by Joe Turner.
Includes a sidebar, Tips For Effective Networking within Professional Associations, by Lynn Berger.
Five Strategies for Leveraging Your Online Social Networks -- learn five strategies for job-seekers in creating online social networking that will help build your reputation and leverage your contacts, an article written by E. Chandlee Bryan.
For Networking and Support, Join or Start a Job Club -- learn everything you need to know about networking job clubs, an article written by Katharine Hansen.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Career Networking, an interview with QuintCareers Creative Director Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., about the revised edition of her book, A Foot in the Door, a detailed examination showing how all job-seekers can use networking to enhance their job searches.
How to Build and Expand Your Career Network: 10 Proven Techniques -- thrust of this article is to provide job-seekers with 10 proven techniques for building and expanding your career network.
Informational Interviewing: A Top Tool for College Students -- read about why college students should take advantage of this great networking tool, an article by Katharine Hansen.
Informational Interviewing Tutorial -- learn all about a powerful tool of networking -- the informational interview. Internet Networking Tutorial -- a comprehensive guide to the many ways you can use the Internet to connect with people all over the world and help build your personal network of contacts for social, business, and career purposes.
Maximizing Online Social Networking -- an article all about online social/business/career networking, written by Katharine Hansen.
Networking Business Cards: An Essential Job-Search Tool for Career Changers and College Students When A Resume Just Won't Do -- guidelines for creating your own networking business cards, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Networking Do's and Don'ts -- a collection of key networking rules and tips, compiled by Katharine Hansen.
Networking Your Way to a New Job -- an easy-to-follow article for all job-seekers outlining the importance and methods of networking, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Researching Employers through Informational Interviews -- an article that shows you how to gather critical employer research through informational interviewing, by Katharine Hansen.
Seven Rules for Networking Success -- career networking is relationship-building tool for job-seekers to uncover job leads, not ask for jobs. Read these seven rules for successful networking, an article written by Barbara Safani.
Seven Smart Networking Moves Guaranteed To Make You More Memorable -- an article by Susan Britton Whitcomb that includes great tips and suggestions for networking opportunities.
Slime-free Networking -- networking has gotten a bad name because people saw it as transactional. Learn the right way, an excerpt from Ronna Lichtenberg's Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman Can Be Herself.
Taking Networking to the Next Level: Getting Your Name Out There, an article by Katharine Hansen that discusses the need to take networking to the next level to achieve job-search and career success.
