Most job seekers believe networking means calling old friends and colleagues to say: “Hey, I’m unemployed and life stinks.” And then they WAIT for whoever is listening to offer up a job lead.
Is it really any wonder why “networking” is not working for those job seekers?
Networking is an art. Done correctly, it is a planned performance that inspires an audience to take action – for you!
Like acting or performing music, effective networking requires the same methodology to produce a great outcome. You have to learn how to do it. You have to practice it, repeatedly, and you have to get feedback on how well (or not) you’re doing it.
Lessons exchange knowledge between an expert and someone who needs expertise. Practice incorporates knowledge into repeated action. Feedback adjusts action to create a best possible outcome. For us, that is your next opportunity.
To get to great – the Broadway show of networking – is a skill easily learned. With only a few “lessons,” some practice, and feedback from an executive professional marketer you can learn nuances that will take your performance from not working to now working -- full-time for your new employer!
Remember: make your next-opp your best-opp.
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