Invisible Job Hunters
I listened to the founder of Linkedin - Reid Hoffman - speaking at the Web 2.0 summit last week. You can find the whole interview here . A comment he made during ...
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5 things not to do when networking
I was at a great event this morning. There was a combination of opportunities to learn in workshops and time for networking - a great combination in my opinion. Just before ...
The 6 Cs of Social Networking
I had the honour of being asked to speak to a group of fantastic Scottish Women in Business ( SWIB) members this week about social networking for business. I planned ...
Why a list of contacts is not a network
Network :" a group of people who exchange information, contacts and experience for professional or social purposes" concise oxford dictionary Does this describe your network? Maybe it describes some of it? If ...
The secret of great networking
In his book "Six Pixels of Separation" Mitch Joel says "..the best ...way to grow your business is to start a conversation" Now Mitch Joel is a guru in the social media ...
What can you learn about networking from your Christmas card list?
One of the joys of this time of year for me is that I reconnect with so many people in the annual exchange of Christmas cards. In some cards I get ...
What do you and Tiffany have in common?
Last night I was at a network event where the speaker was talking about brands - in this case aspirational or "must have" brands. As she was explaining how to ...
First rule of effective networking – be nice!
I found myself at an event last week ( that makes it sound like I just pitched up..) where a few of those arriving, including me, were not on the ...
How to make sure you don’t miss out on opportunities
"What's for you won't go by you" is a fine old Scottish saying - if you are meant to have it then you will - roughly translated. A while back I ...
