The art of effective networking and career inventory 2013

The Art of Effective Networking and Career Inventory

Akinsola JET http://InternetWealthDon.com internetwealthdon@gmail.com

Making Profitable Connections

• Who do you know?

• Leverage – Explore the Opportunities!

• Remember everyone in the world is part of an endless chain of connections.

Playing Your Cards Right!

Alliances

Opportunities

Community Inclusion

Engaging the Community

Inclusion, Alliances and Opportunities

Negotiate

Explore

Contact

Opportunity Solution

Strategize

Putting the pieces together

How Do You Think?

Think laterally!

There is always

more than one way

to achieve your goals.

Network =

•WHO are you?

•WHAT do you need?

•WHAT are you willing to share?

How Do We Think...

Orange

Big picture thinker, think in “pods”, comfortable

with conceptual ideas.

Red

Think in terms of chapters, always need a beginning,

middle and end.

Green

Organized, sequential in their thinking - specific and

brief.

Awareness Heightens Achievement! A-H-A

1. What do I like to do?

2. What am I good at?

3. What are my strengths?

4. What are my weaknesses?

5. What are my hobbies/interests?

6. What associations do I belong to?

7. Who do I know?

8. What can I share?

9. What special skills do I have?

10. Am I a volunteer? Where?

11. Charity - do I have a favourite?

12. What’s my wildest dream? If money, talent and time didn’t count - what would I like to do?

Common Ground

People like people who are like themselves, they buy from them, sell to them, hire them, and refer them! Find your common ground.

What do I like to do?

What am I good at?

What is my favourite vacation spot?

What kind of vehicle do I drive?

What’s my favourite pet?

What are my hobbies/interests?

What associations do I belong to?

What’s my social capital – who do I know?

What special skills do I have?

Am I a volunteer? Where?

Charity – do I have a favourite?

What’s my wildest dream?

Make The First Minute Count

• Start with a smile

• Make eye contact

• Introduce yourself

• Let people know what you do

• Explain what you need

• Ask how you can help them

• Say thank you

• Keep in touch

Ten Rules for Good Networking

Be prepared

Be open minded

Don’t be afraid to ask

Treat everyone in your network as an equal

Build your network on information, not

status

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Say Thank You

Don’t waste your resources

Give without expectation

Set realistic and achievable goals

Be committed and determined to do

whatever it takes

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Ten Rules for Good Networking

Maslow vs. Messer Hierarchy of Needs

Self-fulfillment

Egotistic Needs

Social Needs

Safety/Security Needs

Basic Needs

Leverage Your Connections

Using The RISE Philosophy!

The Power of Positive Linking

•Find your real motivations, interests, and talents for work •Identify your ideal careers •Discover your communication and leadership strengths

Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP)

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