In the past post, we discussed networking, what it is and why it is so important in your job search. In this post, we will go more in-depth than that and discuss the topic of creating a networking plan.
Knowing how to build your network can be a challenge. Below I will discuss a few steps a to creating your Networking Plan.
The first step is to determine the reason for building your network. Why are you trying to build a network? What are the short-term and long-term reasons for your network?
After determining your reason for building your network, you need to set your goals. If you are building your network, you need to state in your goals specifically what kind of people you want as part of your network. You should write those tangible goals down because these are the target people you want to build your plan around to achieve your goals.
The next step in building your networking plan is to establish how you are going to network with those targeted people. You will need to research these people and find out what events they go to and how you are going to meet them.
And before you meet them, you need to do some research on their business to ascertain the right questions to ask them. You need to make the targeted person feel important and ask them about their work. Also, never push your business, but rather let them naturally ask you about it.
It is also imperative to keep in mind is that networking is valuable not only when you are looking for a job. It is important to keep up with and cultivate your network. You never know who may present you with your next great professional or personal opportunity - be proactive and make regular attempts to build your network.
Once you have developed your plan, the final step is to implement it and to get out and start meeting the people you want to make a part of your network.
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