Networking Your Way to Success

Networking Your Way to Success

Networking: The act of meeting new people in a business or social context.

Networking:

The act of meeting new people

in a business or social context.

Formal - Conferences , Seminars, Events, Industry Associations Informal - People you know and who they know Online - Social Media ex: MySpace, Facebook

Formal - Conferences , Seminars, Events,

Industry Associations

Informal - People you know and who they know

Online - Social Media ex: MySpace, Facebook

BRAND YOU! Image Courtesy: www.madisonavenuejournal.com

BRAND

YOU!

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!

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!

Brands are differentiators Example: All cars but they conjure up different images

Brands are differentiators

Example:

All cars but they conjure up different images

Golden rule of networking: Pay it forward The more you give, the more you get Offer whatever you can to whomever you can.

Golden rule of networking:

Pay it forward

The more you give, the more you get

Offer whatever you can to whomever you can.

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

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

Social Networks…..

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

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

Successful networking isn ’ t just about making contacts … . … . it ’ s about building relationships

Successful networking isn ’ t just about making

contacts … .

… . it ’ s about building relationships