EXPAND YOUR CONNECTIONS - Building Your Network

Successfully securing employment is all about getting noticed and expanding your connections.  Personal referrals give an employer a reason to take a second look at your resume.  That referral is often not a first connection but someone fourth removed from a friend, relative or associate – all the more reason to reach out and meet new individuals.  Bring resumes, handbills, and business cards.  The best strategy for building relationships is helping others solve their problems.  Re-frame your thinking about what networking is all about.  “Show up” and you might be surprised to find the information and connections you are looking for while helping others in their quest for new employment.  Come with specifics on what you are looking for, your inventive ideas, handbills, and business cards.