Presented by:
Ethan Chazin
President
The Chazin Group LLC
Brand New YOU: Market YOURSELF for
Career Success
• A good pitch should answer 3 questions:
– Who are you?
– What do you do?
– What are you looking for.
• Clarify your target.
• Get it down on paper.
• WIIFM! Tailor the pitch to your
audience, not you.
• Eliminate industry jargon.
A Compelling Pitch
• Practice, practice, practice (then
get feedback.)
• Prepare a few variations.
• Nail it with confidence.
A Compelling Pitch
• Product: Your background, experience,
accreditations, training, qualifications.
• Packaging: Dress for success. Culture,
language proficiency, Study/Live Abroad
• Pricing: Know Your Worth Always.
• Placement: Network Strategically. Put
yourself out there.
• Promotions: How to Market Yourself.
Your 5 Ps
Blog.Slideshop.com
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
Security Analyst Information Security Research Market Data
Senior Security
Analyst
Information Analyst Research
Analyst
Market Data
Specialist
Quant Research
Analyst
Network Intrusion Analyst Research
Manager
Quant Modeler /
Trader
Application Security Analyst
FX Systematic
Trader
Security Systems Analyst
Your Contact Details Here!
Summary of professional qualifications: X years as a security analyst
with core competencies in:
• Core competency 1
• Core competency 2
• Core competency 3
• Core competency 4
My target Job Functions & Job Titles:
Your Personal Marketing Plan
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Personal Marketing Plan
Key Company Attributes Ideal Job Location
Entrepreneurial culture, small start up, and
condones calculated risk-taking.
NYC, Northern/Central NJ, Dallas/Ft. Worth,
TX
Cincinnati, OH.
E-Commerce Manufacturing Security Sports
Management
Amazon Amano
Corporation
Kroll Worldwide Steiner Sports
E-Bay Johnson Controls Citigate-Hu dson MIllsport
B&N.com United
Technologies
Safir-Rosetti SME, Inc.
Key Responsibilities That I Oversee:
• Project Management
• Telemarketing
• Customer Service
Target Industries and Companies:
My Ideal Company Characteristics and Locations:
Create
Demand
For
YOU
• Become a SME.
• Get Published.
• Identify Your UVP.
• Your “Product” Features & Benefits.
• Build a Rolodex of References:
–Advisors, Bosses, Peers, Clients,
Professors, Mentors.
• Define Your 4-5 Success Stories.
• Promote Yourself AT ALL TIMES.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupSelf Promotion=BRANDING
• Participate on Panels.
• Speak at Industry Events,
Tradeshows, Conferences.
• Obtain Recommendations.
• Defend Your Brand (Name)
Against ALL Attacks.
• Blog, Blog, Blog.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupSelf Promotion=BRANDING
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour USP (UVP)
 Personal Mission Statement
 Positioning Statement
 Proposition Statement
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupDefine Your UVP in 3 Steps
Your
PERSONAL MISSION
Statement
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group STEP 1
"My personal mission is to take time every
day for reflection, to realize what I learned,
what I should learn more about to say thank
you, to give myself a pat on the back while
looking into what I need to improve upon.”
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupAn Example
• What principles do I choose as a
foundation for my life?
• What would I like to accomplish and
contribute?
• What would I like to be?
• How do I fit into my family and
community?
• What are my strengths?
• What are my passions?
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Core Values & Beliefs
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
Elements to Consider
Very
Important Important Neutral
Not
Important N/A
Security
Financial Stability
Challenge
Creativity
Competitiveness
Personal Growth
Promotional Opportunities
Variety
Routine
Detail Orientation
Organized Environment
Culture:
 Values
 Integrity
 Energy
 Structure
 Celebrations
What’s MOST Important to You?
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Elements to Consider
Very
Important Important Neutral
Not
Important N/A
Environment
Helping or Impacting Lives of
Others
Pace
Physical Demands
Work-Life Balance
Recognition
Rate of Pay
Educational Requirements
Personal Relationship with
Manager
Personal Relationship with Co-
workers
Physical location
Commute
What’s MOST Important to You?
Why We ALL Need a Personal
Mission Statement!
• Ensures a greater chance of career success!
• Steven Covey has referred to crafting a
mission statement as "connecting with your
own unique purpose and the profound
satisfaction that comes in fulfilling it."
• Michael Goodman: a personal mission
statement is: “an articulation of what you’re all
about and what success looks like to you.”
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupPersonal Mission Statement
1. Identify Your SUCCESSES
2. Identify Your CORE VALUES
3. Identify your CONTRIBUTIONS
4. Identify Your GOALS
VOILA!
The Chazin Group4-Step Process
Your
POSITIONING
Statement
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group STEP 2
• Based on my background, this is how I am in a
UNIQUE POSITION to help my organization
• Highlight your FEATURES & BENEFITS:
– Core Competencies (things you do REALLY well)
– Expertise (Leadership, Management)
– Success Stories
– Qualifications & Experience
– Accreditations & Certifications
– Language Proficiency
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
Your positioning statement should be brief and contain
the following information:
1. An overview of your skills, experiences, and the type of
work that you're looking for:
Ex. I am a qualified CPA who thrives in my role as an
Analyst.
2. A description of your specific skills & experiences:
Ex. My experience includes accounting, general office
management duties, IT management and facilities management.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
3. Additional information:
Ex. I’ve spent the past 3 years in a variety of Financial and
IT roles in a high growth business, in which I have managed and
motivated teams of up to sixteen people to a high level of
achievement.
Ex. I have the ability and desire to contribute and influence
at a management level, and the capacity to participate in the
strategic development of an organization.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
Stick with a 4-6 word statement. It defines your role, your worth
and establishes a place (or position) in the mind of a hiring
manager, HR person, recruiter or networking contact. Think
about it as your tag-line (Ex. Avis: We try harder). Here are a
few examples to get you started:
• Customer-Driven CPA
• Industry Expert Financial Analyst
• Problem Solver and Detail Oriented CPA
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
Your
PROPOSITION
Statement
UVP!
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group STEP 3
• Based on my personal mission and my
positioning statement, I PROPOSE that…
• Here’s what I will do for your organization.
• Apply your background, skills and experience to
deliver a set of solutions that will solve their
specific challenges, and let them sleep at night.
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Proposition Statement
• FranklinCovey Mission Builder;
www.franklincovey.com/missionbuilder/index.html
• Laurie Beth Jones, The Path: Creating Your Mission
Statement For Work & For Life
• Richard J. Leider, The Power of Purpose: Creating
Meaning in Your Life and Work
• www.thenovogroup.com/personal-positioning-
statement/
• www.inspirational-sayings-in-action.com/example-of-a-
personal-mission-statement.html
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupResources
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupGet Endorsements
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupRecommendations MATTER
U?
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupBuilding Relationships
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupMutual Symbiosis
• What you put INTO your relationships
matters most, so…
• Share articles.
• Inform of upcoming events.
• Make introductions.
• Start your own group.
Be Indispensable
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Be a Connector
Referrals
Matter
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupStep 1: The Plan
Who do you want/need
to connect with?
• Define your career, business,
professional goals.
• Self assessment to uncover your
values and personality type.
• Develop your professional bio.
• Research then describe your ideal
contact in SIGNIFICANT detail using
someone you know well as an
example.
Your IDEAL Connection
• Find out where they meet.
• Initiate STALKING.
• A “work-in-progress” - test, refine,
and revisit often.
Your IDEAL Connection
• Their job description.
• Job-related roles and responsibilities.
• Key business/professional
challenges.
• Industries they work(ed) in.
• Associations they belong(ed) to.
Ideal Target Profile
• Their ideal contact.
• Schools they attended.
• Professional certifications,
accreditations.
• Training they attended.
Ideal Target Profile
• Events they attend.
• Their credentials and certifications.
• Where do they congregate.
• Interests, hobbies…PASSIONS.
• Volunteer work/community
engagement.
Ideal Target Profile
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Plan
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Plan
List the professional groups and trade
associations that you currently belong to:
1._________________________________________
2._________________________________________
3._________________________________________
4._________________________________________
5.__________________________________________
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Plan
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupStep 2: PRE Event
• Alma Mater?
• Active in their Alumni Assn?
• Belong to Professional Associations?
• Industry Events, Tradeshows and
Conferences they attend?
• Check their LinkedIn profile.
• Groups they belong to?
• Rehearse…YES, REHEARSE!
Background Check
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupInvite to Connect
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupStep 3: The EVENT
Connect!
5-2-1
Keep Their INTEREST
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupStep 4: POST Event
• Invite to learn more about one
another.
• NOT selling!
• Send a Thank you?
• Share information that came up
when you spoke.
• Invite to connect online.
Next Steps
Your Brand?
A Brand is…
a PROMISE!
 Memorable
 Invaluable
 Unique
Why YOUR Brand
Matters
• Reduces the effort required to understand
you, your needs, background, skills.
• Define your QUALITIES/ABILITIES.
• Present your professional attributes.
• Chance to “connect” with your brand.
• Sign of your perceived quality and
PRESTIGE.
• Help others organize knowledge about
you.
Brands Matter to Others
• Savvy networkers, but…
• Many HUNTERS still exist.
• Address Each Person’s WIIFM.
• Networking “saturation.”
• Increased competition.
• Too many venues & events.
• Commingling of social and
professional networking goals.
Branding Challenges
• You achieve maximum benefit from the
“added value” attributed to marketing
your brand.
• You create value for your brand many
ways.
• There are many different ways in which
the value of your brand can be
exhibited or exploited to benefit your
job search, career goals, and business
ownership efforts.
Brand Equity
Achieve
(Online & Offline)
Brand
CONSISTENCY
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupCreate a COMPELLING Profile
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Summary as BIO
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupEngage in Groups
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupMeet Through Meetup
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupJoin Groups
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupBe a (Video) Star
Are you “Pinteresting?”
Monitor Your Accounts
Social Media
Management Tools
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin Group
Engage Your
Community
• Volunteer Your Time.
• Serve on (School, Zoning) Boards.
• Fundraising Matters:
–What Are Your Town’s “Big Ticket”
Issues?
–Special Projects?
• Local Politics.
Engage Your Community
Join Groups
• NYSSCPA, FEA, FENG
• BNI, LeTip, Rotary
• Vistage, TAB, ACG.
• Mastermind Groups
• Local Merchant Associations.
• Chambers of Commerce.
Join Groups
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupCreate a Group
The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupManage Your Pipeline
First
Name
Last
Name
Job
Title
Organization Industry Address City State Zip Tel
Ask
Questions!
Remember
Thanks!

Brand Yourself for Career Success

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    Presented by: Ethan Chazin President TheChazin Group LLC Brand New YOU: Market YOURSELF for Career Success
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    • A goodpitch should answer 3 questions: – Who are you? – What do you do? – What are you looking for. • Clarify your target. • Get it down on paper. • WIIFM! Tailor the pitch to your audience, not you. • Eliminate industry jargon. A Compelling Pitch
  • 5.
    • Practice, practice,practice (then get feedback.) • Prepare a few variations. • Nail it with confidence. A Compelling Pitch
  • 7.
    • Product: Yourbackground, experience, accreditations, training, qualifications. • Packaging: Dress for success. Culture, language proficiency, Study/Live Abroad • Pricing: Know Your Worth Always. • Placement: Network Strategically. Put yourself out there. • Promotions: How to Market Yourself. Your 5 Ps
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin Group Security Analyst Information Security Research Market Data Senior Security Analyst Information Analyst Research Analyst Market Data Specialist Quant Research Analyst Network Intrusion Analyst Research Manager Quant Modeler / Trader Application Security Analyst FX Systematic Trader Security Systems Analyst Your Contact Details Here! Summary of professional qualifications: X years as a security analyst with core competencies in: • Core competency 1 • Core competency 2 • Core competency 3 • Core competency 4 My target Job Functions & Job Titles: Your Personal Marketing Plan
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour Personal Marketing Plan Key Company Attributes Ideal Job Location Entrepreneurial culture, small start up, and condones calculated risk-taking. NYC, Northern/Central NJ, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Cincinnati, OH. E-Commerce Manufacturing Security Sports Management Amazon Amano Corporation Kroll Worldwide Steiner Sports E-Bay Johnson Controls Citigate-Hu dson MIllsport B&N.com United Technologies Safir-Rosetti SME, Inc. Key Responsibilities That I Oversee: • Project Management • Telemarketing • Customer Service Target Industries and Companies: My Ideal Company Characteristics and Locations:
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    • Become aSME. • Get Published. • Identify Your UVP. • Your “Product” Features & Benefits. • Build a Rolodex of References: –Advisors, Bosses, Peers, Clients, Professors, Mentors. • Define Your 4-5 Success Stories. • Promote Yourself AT ALL TIMES. The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupSelf Promotion=BRANDING
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    • Participate onPanels. • Speak at Industry Events, Tradeshows, Conferences. • Obtain Recommendations. • Defend Your Brand (Name) Against ALL Attacks. • Blog, Blog, Blog. The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupSelf Promotion=BRANDING
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour USP (UVP)
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     Personal MissionStatement  Positioning Statement  Proposition Statement The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupDefine Your UVP in 3 Steps
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    Your PERSONAL MISSION Statement The ChazinGroupThe Chazin Group STEP 1
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    "My personal missionis to take time every day for reflection, to realize what I learned, what I should learn more about to say thank you, to give myself a pat on the back while looking into what I need to improve upon.” The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupAn Example
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    • What principlesdo I choose as a foundation for my life? • What would I like to accomplish and contribute? • What would I like to be? • How do I fit into my family and community? • What are my strengths? • What are my passions? The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Core Values & Beliefs
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin Group Elements to Consider Very Important Important Neutral Not Important N/A Security Financial Stability Challenge Creativity Competitiveness Personal Growth Promotional Opportunities Variety Routine Detail Orientation Organized Environment Culture:  Values  Integrity  Energy  Structure  Celebrations What’s MOST Important to You?
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin Group Elements to Consider Very Important Important Neutral Not Important N/A Environment Helping or Impacting Lives of Others Pace Physical Demands Work-Life Balance Recognition Rate of Pay Educational Requirements Personal Relationship with Manager Personal Relationship with Co- workers Physical location Commute What’s MOST Important to You?
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    Why We ALLNeed a Personal Mission Statement! • Ensures a greater chance of career success! • Steven Covey has referred to crafting a mission statement as "connecting with your own unique purpose and the profound satisfaction that comes in fulfilling it." • Michael Goodman: a personal mission statement is: “an articulation of what you’re all about and what success looks like to you.” The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupPersonal Mission Statement
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    1. Identify YourSUCCESSES 2. Identify Your CORE VALUES 3. Identify your CONTRIBUTIONS 4. Identify Your GOALS VOILA! The Chazin Group4-Step Process
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    • Based onmy background, this is how I am in a UNIQUE POSITION to help my organization • Highlight your FEATURES & BENEFITS: – Core Competencies (things you do REALLY well) – Expertise (Leadership, Management) – Success Stories – Qualifications & Experience – Accreditations & Certifications – Language Proficiency The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
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    Your positioning statementshould be brief and contain the following information: 1. An overview of your skills, experiences, and the type of work that you're looking for: Ex. I am a qualified CPA who thrives in my role as an Analyst. 2. A description of your specific skills & experiences: Ex. My experience includes accounting, general office management duties, IT management and facilities management. The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
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    3. Additional information: Ex.I’ve spent the past 3 years in a variety of Financial and IT roles in a high growth business, in which I have managed and motivated teams of up to sixteen people to a high level of achievement. Ex. I have the ability and desire to contribute and influence at a management level, and the capacity to participate in the strategic development of an organization. The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
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    Stick with a4-6 word statement. It defines your role, your worth and establishes a place (or position) in the mind of a hiring manager, HR person, recruiter or networking contact. Think about it as your tag-line (Ex. Avis: We try harder). Here are a few examples to get you started: • Customer-Driven CPA • Industry Expert Financial Analyst • Problem Solver and Detail Oriented CPA The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Positioning Statement
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    • Based onmy personal mission and my positioning statement, I PROPOSE that… • Here’s what I will do for your organization. • Apply your background, skills and experience to deliver a set of solutions that will solve their specific challenges, and let them sleep at night. The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupYour Proposition Statement
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    • FranklinCovey MissionBuilder; www.franklincovey.com/missionbuilder/index.html • Laurie Beth Jones, The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work & For Life • Richard J. Leider, The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work • www.thenovogroup.com/personal-positioning- statement/ • www.inspirational-sayings-in-action.com/example-of-a- personal-mission-statement.html The Chazin GroupThe Chazin GroupResources
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupGet Endorsements
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupRecommendations MATTER
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupBuilding Relationships
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupMutual Symbiosis
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    • What youput INTO your relationships matters most, so… • Share articles. • Inform of upcoming events. • Make introductions. • Start your own group. Be Indispensable
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin Group Be a Connector
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupStep 1: The Plan
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    Who do youwant/need to connect with?
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    • Define yourcareer, business, professional goals. • Self assessment to uncover your values and personality type. • Develop your professional bio. • Research then describe your ideal contact in SIGNIFICANT detail using someone you know well as an example. Your IDEAL Connection
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    • Find outwhere they meet. • Initiate STALKING. • A “work-in-progress” - test, refine, and revisit often. Your IDEAL Connection
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    • Their jobdescription. • Job-related roles and responsibilities. • Key business/professional challenges. • Industries they work(ed) in. • Associations they belong(ed) to. Ideal Target Profile
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    • Their idealcontact. • Schools they attended. • Professional certifications, accreditations. • Training they attended. Ideal Target Profile
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    • Events theyattend. • Their credentials and certifications. • Where do they congregate. • Interests, hobbies…PASSIONS. • Volunteer work/community engagement. Ideal Target Profile
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour Plan
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour Plan List the professional groups and trade associations that you currently belong to: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ 4._________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour Plan
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupStep 2: PRE Event
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    • Alma Mater? •Active in their Alumni Assn? • Belong to Professional Associations? • Industry Events, Tradeshows and Conferences they attend? • Check their LinkedIn profile. • Groups they belong to? • Rehearse…YES, REHEARSE! Background Check
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupInvite to Connect
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupStep 3: The EVENT
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupStep 4: POST Event
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    • Invite tolearn more about one another. • NOT selling! • Send a Thank you? • Share information that came up when you spoke. • Invite to connect online. Next Steps
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    • Reduces theeffort required to understand you, your needs, background, skills. • Define your QUALITIES/ABILITIES. • Present your professional attributes. • Chance to “connect” with your brand. • Sign of your perceived quality and PRESTIGE. • Help others organize knowledge about you. Brands Matter to Others
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    • Savvy networkers,but… • Many HUNTERS still exist. • Address Each Person’s WIIFM. • Networking “saturation.” • Increased competition. • Too many venues & events. • Commingling of social and professional networking goals. Branding Challenges
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    • You achievemaximum benefit from the “added value” attributed to marketing your brand. • You create value for your brand many ways. • There are many different ways in which the value of your brand can be exhibited or exploited to benefit your job search, career goals, and business ownership efforts. Brand Equity
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupCreate a COMPELLING Profile
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupYour Summary as BIO
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupEngage in Groups
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupMeet Through Meetup
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    • Volunteer YourTime. • Serve on (School, Zoning) Boards. • Fundraising Matters: –What Are Your Town’s “Big Ticket” Issues? –Special Projects? • Local Politics. Engage Your Community
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    • NYSSCPA, FEA,FENG • BNI, LeTip, Rotary • Vistage, TAB, ACG. • Mastermind Groups • Local Merchant Associations. • Chambers of Commerce. Join Groups
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    The Chazin GroupTheChazin GroupManage Your Pipeline First Name Last Name Job Title Organization Industry Address City State Zip Tel
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