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SET YOUR OBJECTIVES VERY CLEARLY

• Prior to anything, set your objectives very clearly.

• Use a spreadsheet and write down the networks you belong to and the people you can count on.

• Everybody has networks at his disposal : your Business School, your Sports club, your neighboorhoud, your previous employer.

THE NETWORKER’S SPIRIT

• Patience : you will get your first tangible results within a few months at the best. Never rush. Do not be too demanding.

• Generosity : give a lot and you will be paid in return. Do not calculate. Never manipulate. Do not be obsessed with short-term achievements.

• Be Original, innovative to get your network attention. Send articles, offer tennis tickets, organize business lunch.

• Be persistent. Choose a pace and stick to it.

• Be qualitative, never quantitative.

• Always thank twice your contacts. Send them an email to keep track.

• Be nature, be yourself, be spontaneous !

THE NETWORKER’S IS TOOLS

• Linked In, Viadeo, Xing : professional identity. As clear as possible.

• Facebook : it might be a surprise to you ? Personal identity but also more and more used by the Corporate World. 3M Corporate pages on Facebook. On top of that, new applications have been developped recently to turn Facebook into a kind of Linked In/Viadeo platform : Glassdoor, Branch out are among the best apps.

• Twitter : micro-blooging platform. Very useful for press reviews. The PERFECT Smartphone application.

PERSONAL IDENTITY

• Facebook : everyday, each member likes four corporate pages. Why not you ? Like the companies you would like to join. Small and medium size businesses will invest more than 2 Billion € on the web 2,0 in 2012.

• Be very selective about everything you can write. Headhunters but also corporate managers use facebook to get to know you….

TWITTER

• The new trend, the new tool.

- 200 Million Users wordwilde.

- 2,4 M Users in France.

- 460 000 new users per day in the World.

- everyday, 140 Million tweets are sent !

• Choose your wording carefully : words are powerful when they are very well chosen.

• Follow your passions. Follow your clients, Follow some companies you are fond of.

• Do you know that Union Square Ventures (NY PE firm) uses twitter to recruit staff in the Silicon Valley. The market is so tense there that it is a matter of the sooner, the better. The company only considers your twitter profile to invite you to an interview….You’ d better have nice followers.

LINKED-IN AND VIADEO : PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY

• Create your profile and join hubs and groups.

• Contribute to forums and debates. Show your expertise and enthusiasm.

• Send sharp articles to your contacts.

• Do not hesitate to publish articles, videos, pictures that show your expertise and relevance.

DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON CV BOARDS

• The good old way…is still GOOD !

• Please put your CV in a good Cvboard.

• In France, CV ADEN is very good. They offer more than 3 Million Resumes.

• Professional recruiters use CV Boards when they are in a rush.

• CV Boards now offer very good selection filters to optimize your results and searches.

THE PICTURE ISSUE

• « A « good » Picture is worth a million words »…

• PLEASE Avoid Group Pictures…where are you ?

• Do not put your kitty picture, your new car...NO NO NO !

• People must recognize you immediately.

• Avoid Top-model like pictures.

• Do not change pictures every two weeks.

E REPUTATION IS A CIRCLE

• Everything must be coherent, logical and wise.

• Everything is public. Bear in mind whenever you write something…everybody will read it. There is « somebody » in your back reading your stuff when you write….

• Everything is eternal….You can not erase what you have written…

THAT’S ALL FOLKS !!!

• KEEP IT COOL ! RELAX !

• BE YOURSELF ! BE NATURE, as cool as a cucumber ! That’s the best way.

• Start now…It is time to get on board…

• Have a good start & join my network on linked-in, viadeo, twitter (GregoireRecrute).

• Read my blog : www.executiveregistery.wordpress.com