Tag Archives: Network

How to become a better networker

Networking is valuable but not always easy. Here are some links that can help you improve and sharpen your skills. Over at TheChangeBlog is a great post about How to Sharpen Your Networking Skills. Jonathan Mead has 10 Tips for … Continue reading

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Check the value of your network

Xing has launched My Network Value which is a tool that puts a money value on your network. In the Gallery you can compare your own network value, there are graphs by country and industry. Personally I am not too … Continue reading

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LinkedIn blog

LinkedIn has a blog where you can find information about LinkedIn, things like new features and how-to’s. There is a post titled 3 ways to make networking work, a good post about networking valid not only at LinkedIn.

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JibberJobber

I am interested in intersections where knowledge areas overlap and create new possibilities. JibberJobber is an interesting mix of career tool, contact manager and a help in job seeking. Networking is great, a network is something one shall build and … Continue reading

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Twitter

I have joined Twitter but can not really make up my mind about the service. Twitter is a kind of micro-blog, each message is maximum 140 characters. You can follow what your friends at Twitter post about and it is … Continue reading

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Be specific about what you want

While reading posts over at Brazen Careerist I came across this text: Requesting a specific action and providing a specific benefit are very important – Tell people what you want from them so they can give it to you. This … Continue reading

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Elevator pitch – Networking pitch

It is often called an elevator pitch but is just as useful as your introduction to people you meet at networking events. There are different views on how long the pitch shall be, 15-30 seconds or up to a minute. … Continue reading

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The Care and Feeding of Your Network

The Care and Feeding of Your Network is a useful document at the ChangeThis website. You can read about the Five steps to greatness in Networking and more about networking. Their definitions of the word network makes you think: Network … Continue reading

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Seven Mistakes People Make When Networking Online

Krissy Jackson has written a great article about the seven mistakes people make. In brief they are: They don’t include a photo on their profile page They don’t fill in their profile They don’t post on group discussion boards They … Continue reading

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