1. Networking Pamela Kidwell Virtmark Consult Marketing Consultant

2. Key Topics What is Networking? What can a career network do for you? Get started…get involved! Keep in touch…work your network! Give back…networking is a two way street! Top 10 Networking Tips

3. What is Networking?

4. Definition Noun & Verb “A group of people who exchange information, contacts, and experiences for professional or social purposes.”(Oxford Dictionary)

5. What can a career network do for you?

6. Here’s What! Find a new job Develop Your Current Career Explore New Career Options Broaden Your Professional Horizons OR Just Make New Friends

7. Get Involved!

8. When To Start Networking NOW! Build it before you need it! Find an organization Find a mentor Create a strategy

9. Where to Network

10. Local Organizations American Advertising Federation www.aafpanamacity.org Bay County Chamber www.panamacity.org Bay Education Foundation www.bayeducationfoundation.org Panama City Beach Chamber www.pcbeach.org

11. Social Networking Facebook Linkedin Twitter Medical Mingle MedXCentral Foursquare YouTube

12. Don’t Overload! Quality Vs. Quantity Ineffective Waste of Your Time Waste of Your Money

13. Work your network!

14. How? Volunteer for a fundraiser Volunteer for a board position Stay current, be involved Take ownership!

15. Give back!

16. Top 10 Networking Tips

17. Top 10 Tips Be Prepared! Be Genuine! Arrive Early! Listen Carefully! Ask Open-Ended Questions!

18. Top 10 Tips Continued Be a Connector! Get Involved! Leave Your Troubles Behind! Visit Groups that Interest You! Follow-Up!

19. LinkedIn

21. Fascinate! If you’re the BEST at what you do and no one knows it, it doesn’t matter. It is better not to have a LinkedIn Profile than to have a boring one.

22. Stay Involved!

23. Pamela Kidwell PamelaKidwell@virtmarkconsult.com (850) 814-4533 Questions?