NETWORKING Let’s get serious about Career Development.

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NETWORKING Let’s get serious about Career Development

Roadmap ► Purpose ► Basic Steps ► Worksheet ► Tools ► Methods

Purpose of Networking ► Job leads ► Contacts that might champion your cause ► Inside information on hiring ► Research company ► Career development info ► Leads to training and skill development ► Cooperative alliances ► Info that can help in current job

Basic steps of networking 1. Learn to grow your network - Nourish your network regularly – In job finding mode:  Have a plan for every day  In job search contact 10 persons per day  In Career Development contact weekly  Ongoing networks are for WINNERS! ! 2. Analyze your contacts systematically 3. Know your objective - know why you are contacting the persons & how they can help 4. Don’t ask for a job - show insight into the work - share your achievement/results 5. Make a powerful first impression - “30 second essential commercial” - Prepare what you are going to say!

6. Learn something from every contact 7. Get two referrals 8. In job search try to set up two interviews per day 9. Organize referrals in a record keeping system - make detailed notes of contacts 10. Follow up all referrals – Always do what you say you will do 11. Keep going - Winning principles pay off! Basic steps of networking

Worksheet! List possible contacts 1. Friends/social contacts 2. Persons in my field in my organization 3. My field outside my org. 4. My org. not in my field 5. Church members any category 6. Other: community, etc. 7. People who I don’t know, but should get to know!

Network Tools ► Contact List ► Essential Commercial ► Network/Business Cards ► Networking groups ► Directories ► Cold Calls / Info calls ► Scripts & Practice ► Most effective tool - DO IT & DO AGAIN

Q: How am I going to contact the people I don’t know very well or don’t know at all? Or how to increase a weak network? A: Get to know someone that knows the desired contact or start making cold calls

First Connection Before the call ► List everything you know ► List things you need to know ► Prepare opening approach ► Use your Essential Commercial

During the call ► List name of person, title, and date ► Record key points ► Determine if there is a match ► List commitments & new referrals ► List follow up ideas First Connection

After the Call 1. FOLLOW UP 2. FOLLOW UP 3. FOLLOW UP!