Highlights
Networking advances your career and is a two-way street
Take note: the vast majority jobs are not listed anywhere
Objectives
- Developing a strong network of friends and professional contacts to build and enhance your career
- Building/enhancing your confidence and charisma
Required Material
- Laptop or tablet
- 1 to 2 dream-job descriptions
Take-aways
- Suggestions for fruitful dialogue
- List of actions for engaging in efficient and meaningful networking
- Your filmed sessions for future practice
Prerequisite
- Putting Yourself on Paper or current CV approved by EPS
- Highly recommended: The Right Company & Job Fit; Interviews: Putting Your Best Self Forward
Seminar Essentials
Building your network
- Starting with what you’ve got
- Rekindling acquaintanceships
- Meeting new people in a variety of contexts
- Following up once you've established a connection
Maintaining your network
- Offering help to others
- Staying in touch - yes, a network requires tending
- Ensuring your relationship is reciprocal
Finding jobs - listed and unlisted
- How to approach your contacts
- How to approach your contacts’ contacts
- Setting up informational meetings
- Recycling old and new contacts for more meaningful connections