Many of you might think you know what networking is, but do you really? It is more than just shaking hands at conventions and career fairs and collecting business cards. It involves building relationships. Once these relationships are built, they can help you in the long run in finding a job. You have to be patient when forming relationships and networking with people. Ivan Misner wrote in his article, What Is Business Networking, Anyway?, that not everyone can help you move your business forward. It must be strategic and focused. One of the most important things he talks about is being proactive. If you don't make that attempt to form relationships (and maintain them!) that it will not work out to your advantage. Being proactive in any career is important. Employers look for this trait and it is a good thing to work on. Networking can help you to not only find a job, but to find business partners, investors, staff and customers!
The video I watched on networking is also very interesting. I learned that it is important to connect with key people, and it is just as important to connect with the community and everyone else! Paul Casos (from the video) said something that made me think about why networking is so useful. He said, "People like to deal with people they know." This is true and can help out in multiple ways.
So bottom-line, I learned how important it is to put yourself out there, meet people, maintain relationships, and work to stay involved as often as possible! I hope that by keeping in mind everything that I learned from watching and reading that I will be able to successfully start on the right path to networking and finding a job. I hope you find the article and video as helpful as I did!
Link to Ivan Misner's article http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/196758
Link to page with video http://www.business.qld.gov.au/business/running/managing-business-relationships/networking-in-business/networking-business-case-study-video
Works Cited:
Misner,
Ivan. "What Is Business Networking, Anyway?" Entrepreneur.
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What are some other good ways to make contacts that may help you out in the future? And exactly how does one go about networking, and extablishing connections with other people in a similar profession. And this doesn't really have anything to do with anything, but what do you hope to go into lol ?
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