Job-Hunt Intelligence - Build Confidence to Network for Your Job Search

Published: Tue, 06/20/17

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By Gus Lawson

Networking is an essential, really unavoidable part of a successful job search today. If your confidence is low, it can be difficult building up the energy and desire to meet others. You might not know what to say. You may be concerned others will reject you.

Whether you are changing careers, have been unemployed for a while, are recovering from a toxic work environment, or have achieved less than stellar results in your last position, it's possible to build up the gumption and put yourself out there.

What will happen if you don't meet others? How likely are you to find your next role by only applying online? Recent studies of recruiting methods show that the best way to find a job is to network, and the least effective way is to sit at your computer, clicking on the "Apply" button endlessly.

4 Steps to More Comfortable and Successful Networking

To help you strengthen your confidence to meet others, I suggest you consider those who you've helped, create your career mission statement, and start small and easy when networking.

 

By Jodi Glickman

The elevator pitch isn’t just for entrepreneurs looking to raise capital. It’s also an incredibly useful tool for you as you look for a new job, explore opportunities in a new industry, or just consider your next move.

And while there’s been plenty written about that 30-second spiel and how to master it, the truth is, most of us still get it wrong.

The biggest mistake people make is this:

We lead off with what we’ve done in the past, instead of focusing on what we want to do in the future.

We’re so focused on reciting our resume - where we’ve gone to school, what we’ve been doing for the last five years, etc. that we forget about the most important part - the future, and what we actually want to do going forward…

My new book, Great on the Job, tackles the elevator pitch with a twist on the traditional strategy:

  1. Destination
  2. Back story
  3. Connect the Dots

Start with Your Destination

If you’re at a networking event and you’re looking to transition into marketing from accounting, people are going to be far more interested in why you want to work in marketing and why you’re qualified to do so.

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As adults, in order to progress in our careers we need to continually reach out and meet new people and develop new relationships. This is what we call "networking." Yet, for many of us, the fear of strangers we learned as children is hard to unlearn. Job Search Expert Arnie Fertig offers four steps for you to build your network more effectively, an essential part of a successful career.
Job-Hunt’s Job Search Networking Expert Liz Ryan offers a list of 10 networking mistakes to avoid making. We’ve all seen these happen, or, probably, done a few of them. But, seeing the list is an important reminder of what doesn’t work when you are desperately networking to find your next job.
If you hate face-to-face networking, you're not alone. If the top-of-the-list most-feared activity is speaking in front of people, how can launching a conversation with a stranger be far behind? Networking with strangers can be lively and fun, or it can be a shoot-me-now experience. In this article, Job-Hunt Networking Expert Liz Ryan shares 10 great tips for easing the strain.
 

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