Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Elementary Guide to Networking for Business Students

Excerpt...
Why Networking? Benefits associated with networking vary from individual level to organizational level. Impact of individual benefits of networking like job referrals, tertiary referrals (a node in your network introduces you to a node in his network), information gathering about organization, business, profession, college etc are limited to an individual however organizational level benefits like business development, new recruit background checks, recruitments via social media etc have much wider impact especially in the times of recession.

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http://carteblancheleeway.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/elementary-guide-to-networking-for-b-school-whiz-kids/

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Professional Networking is All About Guanxi

by The HeadHunter

Guanxi (pronounced “kwan-she”) defined by Wikipedia: “… a personal connection between two people in which one is able to prevail upon another to perform a favor or service, or be prevailed upon… Guanxi can also be used to describe a network of contacts, which an individual can call upon when something needs to be done, and through which he or she can exert influence on behalf of another."

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http://meettheheadhunter.com/?p=416

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Why is Networking Important in Business? Ten Tips to Success

by Heidi Richards Mooney

....In order to know where to begin you must first understand what networking is and why it is important to grow your business. Networking in its purest form is simply talking to people, making connections and developing rapport to grow our circle of influence. Business networking is essentially the same except that our primary objective in business networking is to help us grow our businesses. For most of us, building a network means meeting people we can do business with or who will do business with us, or refer people who will do business with us; our ultimate goals.

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http://speakingwithspirit.com/why-is-networking-important-in-business-ten-tips-to-success

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Networking Top Tips

by Gill Fernley

In summary, forget the sell, sell, sell - take the pressure off yourself by approaching the event as a fun opportunity to meet like-minded people and always remember that you get back what you give.

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http://www.chamelead.com/article743.html

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Importance of Diversity in Networking

by Ivan Misner

When joining a networking group, it's best to find one with members from various backgrounds. When it comes to business networking, you never know who people know. One of the important keys to being successful at building a powerful personal network is that of diversity.

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/marketingideas/networkingcolumnistivanmisner/article68840.html

Reach Out and Touch Someone - Shifting the Burden

by Scott Allen

How social networking sites can help you find advice, drum up business, and hire new employees...

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http://www.newwest.net/index.php/topic/article/scott_allen_on_shifting_the_burden