Some tips on effective networking:
- Let your friends / family / ex-coworkers know that you are active in job search
- Join online social networking groups as LinkedIn, Ryze
- Participate in job search and advice forums as Career Women’s Forum which offers global online network for working women or those searching for jobs and Job Seekers Advice Forum
- Join local women’s association or groups which organize social networking events for women or job seekers
- Whether at a pool, gym or party, they are all times for networking – but don’t overdo it! If networking is always on your mind you could be jeopardizing your friendships
- Take initiative to introduce yourself to people you don’t know – in a party or a social meeting
- Keep an open mind to recommendations from friends or acquaintances
- While networking, show a cheerful and positive outlook, never undermine yourself
- Ask open-ended questions, such as, “Could you please send me the contacts of those you know in the field that I am currently searching jobs? Here is my Email address.”
- Get yourself some “business cards” that state your name, address, Email and contact number, with a brief description of your skills
- Follow-up on your retargets with a polite phone call or an Email, often it is the follow-up Emails that get your retarget in action – whether it is forwarding your resume to their HR or sending it out to their friends in similar industry
- Don’t forget to thank even those who were not of help at the moment. It is an essential networking etiquette.
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