Networking
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This document discusses the importance of networking and provides tips for how to network effectively. It defines networking as meeting new people in a business or social context, which can be done formally through conferences, seminars, and industry associations or informally through existing contacts and online via social media. It emphasizes branding yourself through attributes like your name, appearance, story, and reputation. The key tips highlighted are to join industry groups, look for opportunities to learn and meet people, have a business card, smile, ask questions, listen more than you talk, and follow up with contacts.
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Networking
- 1. Networking Your Way to Success
- 2. Networking: The act of meeting new people in a business or social context.
- 3. Formal - Conferences , Seminars, Events, Industry Associations Informal - People you know and who they know Online - Social Media ex: MySpace, Facebook
- 4. BRAND YOU! Image Courtesy: www.madisonavenuejournal.com
- 5. Brand You! Attributes Name: How do you want to be known? Packaging: Appearance / Hair / Clothing History: What ’ s your story? Reputation: Integrity, honesty – Build a great reputation and never, ever damage it!
- 6. Brands are differentiators Example: All cars but they conjure up different images
- 7. Golden rule of networking: Pay it forward The more you give, the more you get Offer whatever you can to whomever you can.
- 8. Tips Firstly – just do it! Join industry associations Look for opportunities to learn and meet people Have a business card Smile Ask questions Listen more than you speak Follow up
- 10. Things to think about: Email address – [email_address] or [email_address] I don ’ t think so! Research – potential employers can research you too ! Personal websites – your name as a domain name
- 11. Successful networking isn ’ t just about making contacts … . … . it ’ s about building relationships