Webinar: Network Like Your Career Depends on It (Alexis Grant)
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Network Like Network Like Your Career Your Career
Depends on ItDepends on It(Because It Does)(Because It Does)
Alexis GrantAlexis Grantalexisgrant.comalexisgrant.com
Tips for making crucial Tips for making crucial connections that will connections that will
help you reach your big help you reach your big goalsgoals
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If you’re looking If you’re looking for opportunities, for opportunities,
you’re actually you’re actually looking for looking for PEOPLE. PEOPLE.
~ The Start-up of You~ The Start-up of You
• Don’t expect immediate Don’t expect immediate benefitsbenefits
• Be clear about your value, and Be clear about your value, and they’ll think of you down the linethey’ll think of you down the line
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See Networkingas an
Investment
(In Real (In Real Life)Life)
IRL NetworkingIRL Networking
• A trick for convincing A trick for convincing yourself to go to yourself to go to MeetupsMeetups
• Latte networkingLatte networking• Don’t forget SkypeDon’t forget Skype• Ask questions -- Ask questions --
everyone has a storyeveryone has a story• Even Even IRLIRL connections connections
often often beginbegin online online
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The The MagicMagic of of TwitterTwitter
CatchCatch the the eye of eye of people people who who otherwise otherwise wouldn’t wouldn’t give you the give you the time of day.time of day.
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TwitterTwitter Networking TipsNetworking Tips• Give the @mention Give the @mention
some serious lovesome serious love
• RT the RT the OLDOLD way way
• Use a Notice-Me ListUse a Notice-Me List
• Make Hootsuite a habitMake Hootsuite a habit
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acebook Tips• Don’t overlook your friends and personal
network for professional help
• Let people know what you’re up to
• Groups!
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LinkedIn LinkedIn TipsTips
• Write a personal Write a personal note in your note in your request to request to connectconnect
• Actually update Actually update your statusyour status
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Why Blogging = NetworkingWhy Blogging = Networking
• Brings people to Brings people to youyou
• Gives you clout Gives you clout when you reach when you reach outout
• Seals the dealSeals the deal
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How to Write a How to Write a Stellar Stellar NetworkingNetworking
EmailEmail
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• Short & conciseShort & concise• Show that you’veShow that you’ve
followed their workfollowed their work• Offer to helpOffer to help• End with an action End with an action
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Ways to Ways to CultivateCultivate Your Your ConnectionsConnections
• RapportRapportive ive (Gmail)(Gmail)
• RT on Twitter RT on Twitter with with commentscomments
• Friendly email Friendly email check-incheck-in
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
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