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10 Reasons You Won’t Network

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Like evangelists, people who network want to spread the good word about how it has helped them. They try to convince and convert the people who are non-believers to join them in celebrating the power ...
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Pinging Your Network

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If you are truly ready to accept the challenge of networking for the rest of your life, then you will need to find a way to make it FUN, otherwise, well, you just aren't going to do it. Reach Out and ...
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Networking, Plain and Simple

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Networking is nothing more than an exchange of information.  Yet we tend to over-think it and perhaps make it more difficult than it needs to be.  Each time you interact with someone could be called ...
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Meet New People Every Week

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Is it possible to meet someone new every week?  If you live in a hole, I guess this would be difficult, but we live in a world of interesting people.  Really! Working or not, a goal that ...
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Don’t Just Ask for a Favor

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One thing I know from speaking with people in job search is that many are frustrated and discouraged because they can't get "meetings" with people.  They've heard the best route to finding a job  is ...
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Learning About People

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Part of what makes life so wonderful is meeting new people. And even introverts enjoy learning about people. This is especially important during a job search. ...
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Literally, Get Out of Your House

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As I've said many times, there isn't a job waiting for you inside your home. It isn't hiding under the carpet or in a closet. The jobs are out there in the big scary world. So, get out of your ...
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It Is Tougher to Network Today

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The job search landscape has changed quite a bit over the past two years.  In the old days, two years ago, it wasn't as difficult to secure a meeting with someone you barely knew.  There are at least ...
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Job Seekers Aren’t Networking

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The facts are the facts.  Most job seekers are not networking...efficiently.  Nurturing your contacts and building new connections has to start before you need it, yet that message still isn't being ...
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Who Are Your Friends?

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I am not a natural-born networker.  I prefer "hanging" with those people I know well.  I have a schedule that doesn't allow me to meet people after work.  Those are ...
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Think Before You Speak

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Sometimes we take advice literally.  I've heard career experts recommend to job seekers that they should line up networking and informational meetings.  Yep, I recommend this ...
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Sales 101

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People with a background in selling understand the job search process.  They have lived it daily as they sold whatever product or service they represented for their previous employers.  ...
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Do You Hate Meeting New People?

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Does the thought of meeting new people repulse you?  Do you avoid it like the plague?  At least you have the choice to opt out. Think about the millions of kindergarteners who began school this ...
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Do You Need Mentors?

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I realize every day how much I don't know and still have to learn.  Does that make me a life-long-learner of life?  Yes. There are those that learn by attending colleges and acquire degrees.  I prefer ...
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Never Stop Doing This…

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It is tough to make time to network, whether you are employed or unemployed.  The engineers typically think "what a waste of time", the marketing/sales folks think, ...
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