Career Management by Tom Kenny [email_address]

Professional Networking Professional Networking is mutual relationship building and maintenance. Facilitates viral marketing for your career. "Dig the well before you are thirsty.“ Data mine your E-mail address book and archive for networking candidates. Ask and note what other's goals are and then assist when you can.

Professional Networking is mutual relationship building and maintenance.

Facilitates viral marketing for your career.

"Dig the well before you are thirsty.“

Data mine your E-mail address book and archive for networking candidates.

Ask and note what other's goals are and then assist when you can.

Professional Networking Share valuable positive WOW moments with your network. Continually plan networking pinging opportunities (email, phone, in person). Corporate and academic alumni groups. Online social networking - LinkedIn, Plaxo, ETP Global Community, twitter... "Build your network, Support your network, Lead your network" - Rod Colon What are your networking goals?

Share valuable positive WOW moments with your network.

Continually plan networking pinging opportunities (email, phone, in person).

Corporate and academic alumni groups.

Online social networking - LinkedIn, Plaxo, ETP Global Community, twitter...

"Build your network, Support your network, Lead your network" - Rod Colon

What are your networking goals?

Personal Brand Your brand consists of the labor, skills, products and services that others will pay for you to provide. What differentiates you from others? Google yourself to determine what your existing online brand recognition is. Publish articles, papers and books. Assure you have no conflicts of interest!

Your brand consists of the labor, skills, products and services that others will pay for you to provide.

What differentiates you from others?

Google yourself to determine what your existing online brand recognition is.

Publish articles, papers and books.

Assure you have no conflicts of interest!

Personal Brand An online presence is necessary: LinkedIn.com – to find professionals and be found. E-mail signature - your electronic business card. Blogging – brand broadcast medium. Your own web site – your brand’s show case. What are your branding goals?

An online presence is necessary:

LinkedIn.com – to find professionals and be found.

E-mail signature - your electronic business card.

Blogging – brand broadcast medium.

Your own web site – your brand’s show case.

What are your branding goals?

Career Management Tools A contact management database. E-mail - communication archive. LinkedIn.com - professional connections: Complete profile. Review network updates. Indeed.com - job posting aggregation. Manta.com - corporate information database. Google.com – automated alerts and manual search. RSS feed reader - news and blog aggregation.

A contact management database.

E-mail - communication archive.

LinkedIn.com - professional connections:

Complete profile.

Review network updates.

Indeed.com - job posting aggregation.

Manta.com - corporate information database.

Google.com – automated alerts and manual search.

RSS feed reader - news and blog aggregation.

The Bottom Line Investing in your network and brand will reap rewards for you. Members of your network will be your advocates when you are in a job search. Viral marketing works. Be a (less risky) known candidate due to your positive online presence. Your career net worth is your network!

Investing in your network and brand will reap rewards for you.

Members of your network will be your advocates when you are in a job search.

Viral marketing works.

Be a (less risky) known candidate due to your positive online presence.

Your career net worth is your network!

Other Resources Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi For more information on these topics please visit: http://www.thomasekenny.com/ http:// etpjerseyshore.blogspot.com / http://www.etpnetwork.com/

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

For more information on these topics please visit:

http://www.thomasekenny.com/

http:// etpjerseyshore.blogspot.com /

http://www.etpnetwork.com/