by Martin Yate
21. July 2009 09:57
| Productive networking is all about your connectivity to relevant people, ideally within your profession, and then having productive conversations that generate leads, referrals and introductions. Like most professionals you have probably been too busy doing your job to build effective networks, so your existing networks are easily exhausted.
Here are seven networks you can use to accelerate your job search, stabilize your long-term career management strategies, and enhance your quality of life.
1. Colleagues. Make a real effort to build networks at your current, prior and next jobs. Reach out to people you've worked with, as a colleague and as a friend. You can use any approach you like, but might consider the truth,
"We've worked together in the past and with both of us furiously pursuing our careers, we haven't stayed in touch as we might. Lately I have realized that jobs come and go but that the people in our lives shouldn't. I'd like to establish contact again so that we can help each other and those we care about."
You will of course personalize this call, letter or email to the history and circumstances of your relationship.
2. Social networking. There are now many sites expressly created for professional networking. Headhunters and employers use them as recruitment channels.
These sites also have special interest groups for people with common professional interests and jobs get posted to these groups. Networking sites often have job banks or links to job sites and also offer local opportunities for in-person networking. Here is a comprehensive resource of social networking sites www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
3. College alumni associations. Alumni associations can play a pivotal role in your professional life. Alumni association membership means access to the membership database and with it a wide network of professionals with whom you share a common bond..........Read More
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Martin Yate CPC
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