Whatever professional field you are in, you can improve your career success with these networking tips. Follow the steps, suggestions, and use the references below to let your networking go to work for you.
Your first email, or welcome email, is your first opportunity as an email marketer to engage your subscribers and set the stage for further interaction. When you start with great content, you will get better results in future email promotions. When someone let’s you into their email inbox, they’re showing their like, trust factor for you. I have read that statistics indicate that users, who sign up to be on your email lists, are more internet savvy and are more likely to purchase from you. This will happen as you build that relationship of trust, like, and now adding in credibility (reliability). And, it is a part of your marketing and networking event tips for young professionals that you’ve learned and put into action.
Start networking. Networking is still the best way to get a job. Spread the word that you are in job search mode among your friends, family, former co-workers — anyone that you know who could help with your job search. Dig up names from internships or summer jobs and reach out to those people. Join online networking groups (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.).
Disclaimer here: I don’t care for these types of groups. It feels too much like the dating and bar scene. Everyone’s seems to be scrounging around for software defined networking business and not interested in anything deep or meaningful. Plus there are tons of the same types of persons at these meetings so you have lots of competition and not a lot of differentiation. What happens is your services become commodity services instead of personal-it becomes about your price instead of your inherent value.
Don’t hang out with those you already know. If you stand to the side talking with your spouse (co-worker, friend, etc.) for the entire event, you didn’t network.
Join professional associations and groups that are connected to what you want to do, or to fields you’d like to explore. (and be active!) The more people get comfortable with you, the more you let them see you doing something well, the more likely they are to reach out on your behalf, or even hire you! Whether you are a volunteer or doing paid work, people are watching you and deciding how helpful they want to be. If you are always late, putting in minimal effort, gossiping, or missing commitments, how likely do you think people are to recommend you for anything?
If you are shy, and contrary to your own negative thoughts on the subject, shyness can be overcome by learning a number of other social skills at the same time. Take it slowly at first, and if you find a stiff drink helps – go ahead!
Even if you may not like it, start to sweat or feel your heart racing at just the idea of networking, practice. It reduces the physical symptoms. Trust me, the more you do it, the easier it gets.