Showing posts with label Referral Building Skills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Referral Building Skills. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

You Are Not Your Business Card

by Ted Fattorross, CEO/Founder JoinNetworkPlus

[Networking Words of Inspiration]

"...We are not our business cards. Some people have the notion that once cards are exchanged this ritual is rite of passage to do or say anything. In truth, it's just a small piece of paper -- smaller than a credit card and has a street value of about a nickel. It's who we are that really matters, not what we do..."

Read his article here
http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=1042167&confid=1022

Friday, September 4, 2009

Networking etiquette: respecting your professional contacts

by Robert Half International

A professional network is indispensable when you’re 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. In some cases, someone in your network might even be able to help set up a meeting with a hiring manager. At the very least, your contacts can provide encouragement.

Read article here
http://www.bcjobs.ca/re/career-advice/re/career-centre/career-tools/networking-tips/networking-etiquette-respecting-your-professional-contacts

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.

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