Building relationships, especially when searching for a new job, involves more than chatting. It requires you to create trust by showing cooperation and exchanging information. ...
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Networking
The 123s of Connecting During Job Search
Let's simplify connecting during job search to make it easy to do and understand. ...
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Pinging Your Network
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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Stories with Happy Endings
I love hearing stories with happy endings. Don't we all? They warm the heart, give us renewed faith in the "niceness" of humankind. They make ME smile!
I was grinning big time when I opened my ...
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Networking, Plain and Simple
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
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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Have a good answer for “So What Do You Do?”
It is amazing how many people have difficulty answering this question...still.
Follow this formula to create your answer.
I am a(n):
specializing in:
What problems do you solve:
Your ...
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Network Authenticity: Who Should Be In Your Network
What is network authenticity? It's the genuine relationships you have both personally and professionally. It's time to remove the division and be more human. ...
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Don’t Just Ask for a Favor
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
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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Top 8 Excuses for Not Networking
It's easy to make excuses for not networking. A lot of people just don't like doing it or don't know how easy it really is. ...
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Literally, Get Out of Your House
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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How to Ask for an Informational Meeting
Job search requires you to gather information about people, companies and industry trends. So here's how to ask for an informational meeting. ...
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A Season Made for Networking
This time of year is all about parties, events, gatherings, food and people! Yes, that's a good thing and a bad thing.
It is good because:
It provides an opportunity to connect with more ...
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A New Beginning
In my relatively small circle of connections, I know of a handful of people starting a new job today! Congratulations to these happy and a bit anxious friends!
What I love most is hearing how they ...
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Do You Have an Elevator Pitch or Personal Brand Statement?
Huh? Are they different or are they the same? What makes them different? Yikes, this is confusing. To keep it simple, let's just say you need a way to introduce yourself when asked "what do you ...
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