Networking as Part of a Career Management Process
November 2nd, 2008
Liz Ryan writes articles for her column “The Savvy Networker” on Yahoo! Hotjobs as well as “The Workplace” column on Business Week Online. I recently got around and read all of her articles on Yahoo! Her articles are easy to read and packed with useful insights and advices on the proper etiquettes of business networking. I highly recommend them. Here are some take-aways for me:
- Build relationship and trust through human connections
- Focus on quality of the connections, quantity is secondary
- Be yourself but avoid being WRAM (World Revolves Around Me)
In addition to the Hotjobs articles, you can find more of her work at www.asklizryan.com. If you use LinkedIn like many of us do, check out some of her advices on practicing online networking effectively.
The bottom line is… the more people who know you well enough and can vouch for you with credibility, the better position you will be in for any kind of career movement. Most of us, yours truly included, are lazy when it comes to networking and would rather do nothing than connecting with old acquaints. All is not lost, you now have excellent tools like LinkedIn and Plaxo to help you to reconnect and stay in touch.
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