Dear Reader,
Welcome to our blog, “Networking: Not Working”! Here, we will explore the dos and don’ts of networking in both traditional (face-to-face encounters) and social media (LinkedIn, twitter, etc.) environments, as well as what networking means to the success of your current or future career. As five University students, we each have learned the importance of networking through our time as interns, organization leaders, students, and employees. Due to our experience and having received constant advice, which stresses the importance of building relationships and networking for career success, we have decided to create a blog for the sole purpose of providing men and women ages 20-30 with the tools and knowledge to strengthen and maintain their own networking skills and habits. It is our hope and overall goal to provide you, our audience, with well directed guidance as you make your way toward and through the initial stages of your prospective career.
We are glad that you have decided to join us on this journey as we delve into the world of networking and look to answer several questions, such as: what is networking, why is networking important, how can I network successfully, and how has networking benefited successful professionals in the past? To assist in answering these questions, from not only a plethora of diverse individual experience, but scholarly work as well, we have decided to provide you with a variety of post. This blog will include: articles, interactive post, and one-on-one interviews with various professionals. Though each post will be unique in its topic, each of them will approach networking from a knowledgeable angle and hopefully allow for you to build your own repertoire of networking knowledge.
Before we get started, we ask that you please keep in mind that although we genuinely hope the information and tips we will provided are applicable to creating your own success, there is no one size fits all method when it comes to networking. Nonetheless, although our blog is not a complete guide to successful networking, by taking the information and tips provided and strategically shaping them to fit your own personality, goals, and level of networking expertise, you can make strides to achieving career success by harnessing the invaluable power of relationships through networking.
We hope you’re ready to unleash the power of networking, by establishing and maintaining one contact at a time. Lets get start!
Sincerely,
The Networking: Not Working Team
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