Looking for work?
Many job search industry professionals say that networking is the single most effective strategy for landing your next job. How’s your networking working?
You may think you don’t know anyone who can help you with your job search. But you know more people than you think, and they are willing to help you. However, you need to reach out and connect with them first.
You're Hired! Leveraging Your Network – Job Search Strategies That Work, offers tactics to help you reach out to build and leverage your personal and professional network.
“It’s not who you know… it’s who knows you know…”
You're Hired! Leveraging Your Network -- Job Search Strategies That Work puts you to work in learning how to use 'best practices' to create a professional network that will increase your success in landing your job.
The content is excerpted from You’re Hired! Job Search Strategies That Work, with bonus articles covering a range of frequently asked questions about professional networking.
Networking… is work. Your immediate job is to let people know ‘what’ you know and get to know ‘who’ they know. Your next connection may be looking for a candidate to fill an open position.
Your task is to become the only choice. The right choice!
Section One: Creating & Leveraging Your Network Web
3. Introduction to Your Network Web
4. Leveraging Your Connections
5. Tips for Strengthening Your Job Search Network
6. Dress for Success
7. Business Card Presentation & Etiquette
8. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
9. Follow-up is Everything!
10. Top 15 Networking No-Nos
11. Linkedin Revisited
Section Two: Reference Strategies
12. Maximizing Your References
13. Match Your References to the Target Job
14. Professional Reference Questions List
15. Personal Reference Questions List
16. Go on The Offence
Section Three: Additional Resources
Section Four: Bonus Material
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59. You Get Back What You Give: Power Networking Tips & Techniques
60. Be the Red Car: Power Networking Tips & Techniques
61. Johnny Appleseed Knew What He Was Doing: Power Networking Tips & Techniques
62. Power Networking Secret Revealed!
63. So What's Your Story? Power Networking Tips & Techniques
64. Become a Thought Leader: Power Networking Tips & Techniques