Follow up and Maintain your Network after you Land a Job 12/1/2018 Follow up and Maintain your Network after you Land a Job Lauren Celano Founder and CEO, Propel Careers Lauren@propelcareers.com www.propelcareers.com

Outline Why should you follow up? Who should you follow up with? How to follow up Tips to stay in contact throughout your Career

Why Follow-up After you Land a Job Build your “professional” connections Show you are serious about your career Show you are relationship focused Helps you to keep in touch

Job Search Tips – Contact List Name Referred By / Met Date Spoken To Notes / Follow up Lisa Smith Jason Hertzog March 1, 2018 Informational Interview - Send her list of additional questions about research in industry Jack Campbell March 3, 2018 Email list of companies interested in. Extremely friendly. Emily Smith Met at XX conference March 11 2018 Networking: Alumnus of same college Ed Connor Met through LinkedIn March 14, 2018 Similar path to me – send resume to critique

Networking Tree Keep track of who you met, how you have been connected – it becomes a maze of sorts…

Who to follow up with After you secure a position, email people who: you spoke with for informational interviews or formal interviews referred you to individuals you met through networking Are in your institution and career offices Are Friends Others

Following up with your Network After you secure a position, email people To let know that you found a role To provide your new contact details (email, title, company, etc) To stay in touch People like to see where “people have landed” You have now joined the “professional industry community”. Leverage this.

Sample Follow-up Email Title: Lauren Celano new role Dear Lisa, Thank you so much for the guidance you provided during my job search. I am happy to let you know that I have chosen a position with COMPANY as a TITLE. I start on May 15, 2018. I am very excited to begin my industry career. I look forward to keeping in touch and hope our paths will cross in the future. Please let me know if I can do anything for you. With kind regards, Lauren Celano Email Phone

Follow-up Tips When you come across articles about industry trends, a relevant paper, or an issue a former colleague worked on, send an email with a quick note saying “thought this may be of interest.” Confidential; Not for Distribution. December 1, 2018

A Few Additional Things… Update LinkedIn Update your summary section Add your new job and a description of your role Update your resume Develop / update your Bio

Follow-up Throughout your Career Your former colleagues, classmates, Community Health Alunni, and supervisors are a networking goldmine: They know your background, they know your work, and they have their own set of professional contacts. Keep in touch with them. Send at least a holiday card / email. Did you get a job or a promotion? Let your old bosses and colleagues know, and thank them for the experiences they’ve given you that helped you get to this point. Confidential; Not for Distribution. December 1, 2018

Join an Industry Association Such as: Community Health Worker (CHW) Community Health Association American Health Care Association Boston Young Healthcare Professionals Network Etc Get Involved in your new Career Community – the time and effort will pay off

Get Involved Membership Committee Programming Committee Board, eventually Attend Events Regularly related to your career interest in order to develop relationships with individuals in industry who share similar interests and career pathways

Give Back Be a panelist on Career Panels at your institution or others Mentor, “an aspiring you” on their career path Mentor with Foundations or other groups that foster Community Health education Try to allocate a coffee a month to provide others with insight about your career path Get Involved in your new Career Community – the time and effort will pay off

Networking is a Life Long Skill 12/1/2018 Continue to network even after you get a job This builds your network and industry knowledge This builds your “industry brand” Enables connections Builds relationships which are valuable to your future career

Contact Details Fueling Innovation. Fostering Leaders. 12/1/2018 Lauren Celano Founder and CEO, Propel Careers email: Lauren@propelcareers.com Blog: http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/Propel_Careers Facebook: Propel Careers Linked in: Propel Careers Fueling Innovation. Fostering Leaders. www.propelcareers.com