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Growing your social network will help you build credibility, meaningful relationships, and could even help you score your dream job. Are you doing everything you can to have a meaningful influence in your dream industry?
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IT’S NOT WHAT YOU KNOWIT’S WHO YOU KNOW…
DID YOU KNOW…
About 25% of job seekers find success by
responding to job ads (usually on the
internet) and by utilizing staffing
firms.
Networking is the best resource
for finding a job because 80% of jobs are nevereven posted.
Only a small number of job
seekers find success from searching by
cold calling.
Learn
3 TIPS TO BUILD YOUR NETWORK
Connect
Give First
The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2).
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10
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CONNECT
METCALFE’S LAW
CONNECT
Spend time with people with common interests.
CONNECT
Do something • Learn something Share something • Change something
LEARN
The key to online success is authority. The key to authority is knowing what the heck you’re talking about, and being able to express it well. -Sonia Simone, Copyblogger
LEARN
It’s ok to be a big fish in a small pond!
LEARN
CREATE
GIVE FIRST"Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.“ -Fred Rogers
GIVE FIRST
GIVE FIRST
IT’S NOT ABOUT
YOU
WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?
Gates & Allen
Brin & Page
Jobs & Wozniak
Zuckerberg & Saverin
COLLEGE DROPOUTS
PASSIONATELUCKY
UNIQUEUPBRINGING
BILLIONAIRES
NERDSPERFECTTIMING
TALENTED
SOCIALLYAWKWARD
COLLEGE DROPOUTS
PASSIONATELUCKY
UNIQUEUPBRINGING
BILLIONAIRES
NERDSPERFECTTIMING
TALENTED
SOCIALLYAWKWARD
THEY FOUND PEOPLE THATSHARED THEIR PASSION AND CHANGED THE WORLD
