Standout job interviews can help you land jobs. But, if you want to stand out at job interviews, you need to make the right impression. Benjamin Franklin said it best: Its hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
Read MoreStandout job interviews can help you land jobs. But, if you want to stand out at job interviews, you need to make the right impression. Benjamin Franklin said it best: Its hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
Read MoreAre you prepared to answer the question what do you do? Do you have a 30-second elevator pitch prepared? Heres what we find when doing our Positive Networking® workshops: people work up a sweat when we ask them to answer this question!
Read MoreRiffling through stacks of business cards to find the one you want is a time waster if ever there was one. Besides, Murphys Law dictates that the business card you want is always at the bottom of the last stack you look through. Here are four simple ideas that will change what you do with the business cards you receive.
Read MorePositive Networking is not all about you. Its discovering what you can do for someone else. While there is a place for transactional networking, the majority of networking opportunities are not about closing a sale but opening a relationship.
Read MoreSummer is a time to chill out and networking isnt on most peoples radar. Dressing up, standing around in a windowless hotel meeting room, doing something that you already find kind of stressfulwho wants to do that when you could be at beach or on a bike ride after work?
Read MoreNetworking successfully requires jobseekers to build positive energy into their networking efforts. This can be done with mirror neurons. To find a job, you need to get out there and network, but you may have noticed theres a wall jobseekers often run right into.
Read MoreThe ability to do effective networking is an often overlooked leadership skill, but its one that will greatly assist you in getting the career you want. Ibarra and Hunter, authors of How Leaders Create and Use Networks, published in the January 2007 issue of The Harvard Business Review, stated that: Networking is simultaneously one of the most self-evident and one of the most dreaded developmental challenges that aspiring leaders must address.
Read MoreA professional network is indispensable when youre looking for a job. Your contacts can suggest promising leads or put you in touch with firms that are hiring. They may provide you with first-hand information about a company or give you the name of a staff member they know.
Read MoreBusiness networking online provides the opportunity to expand your contacts without ever going to a wine and cheese event. Turn to business networking online as quick, painless way to keep track of contacts without having to do lunch.
Read MoreProfessional membership societies may not be among your top priorities, given the number of responsibilities that you juggle on a daily basis. After all, professional membership societies often entail get-togethers and what business person has time for more meetings and activities?
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