Networking the Easy Way: Ask Your Friends

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Hooray! Networking!

People that are excited for networking don’t need advice on how to network. It comes natural. It’s like a second language to them. They had out business cards like it’s charity work and can introduce themselves to anyone like they’ve been BFFs for over a decade.

For everyone else, networking is difficult. It’s frustrating. It’s humbling. Most people don’t like networking. Yet if you are unemployed, networking accounts for over 50% of employment. It is unavoidable.

Finding a More Comfortable Way to Network

Going to events with networking time is not for everyone, nor is introducing yourself to strangers on the street or at social events. Luckily, there are other networking avenues. Perhaps the best one for you is to simply ask your friends and family for introductions.

Your friends and family have friends of their own, and they are likely to know people that work in your field. Utilize them. Ask your friends and family to simply introduce you to people they know that work in your field. Then, when you meet them, you have a connection that you can talk about so that it is not simply a blind introduction. You know about them, they know about you, and you both know the person that introduced you. Networking in this manner is far less painful, and you may even meet people that you grow to like, simply because your friends have good taste.

Networking is always going to be a little bit difficult for those that it does not come to naturally. Ask your friends to make some introductions for you, and hopefully you find that style of networking to be a little less painful.

Take Away Tips

• Your friends have friends.
• Ask your friends for introductions to people in the field.

Free PDF – 7 Non-Luncheon Ways for College Students to Network – Young Professional Networking Tips

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Our free networking tips guide, titled “7 Non-Luncheon Ways for College Students to Network,” is loaded with action packed information, such as:

• What is networking?
• How to network in unconventional ways.
• Why you can network anywhere.
• How to find and benefit from a mentor.

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Book Review – Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You

Everyday Interview Tips focuses mostly on how to succeed at a job interview, because job interviews are one of the main places that individuals struggle. They are a weird, twisted game where you are asked a number of annoying questions that you need to answer with a confidence that you probably don’t have. However, job interviews are irrelevant if you cannot find a way to impress employers, and job interviews are terrifying if you can’t get over failure. “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door” by Harvey MacKay was designed to supply you with everything from job search strategies, interview techniques,  handling rejection and more. It is one of the leading books on impressing new employers and finding a way into the companies of your dreams.

Book Contents

• How to network and why it is important,
• How to handle job interviews.
• How to create an explosive resume.
• How to tell when your job may be in jeopardy.
• How to add creativity to your job search.

Book Benefits

“Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door” is a motivational book, first and foremost. It’s designed to get you pumped and passionate about job searching, because there is a lot of truth to the idea that you are more likely to succeed when you make it your mission. The book also uses some fun to read examples for how to be successful and put the tips in the book into action. There are some useful tips for job interviews, as well as networking strategy.

Book Weaknesses

The book is not necessarily designed for young workers. It is more for business professionals that have experienced recent struggles in the job market. The advice and strategies inside of “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door” are not mind blowing. They are useful, certainly, but despite its claim that it is going to supply you with groundbreaking tips and strategies, it’s still pretty standard stuff.

Overall Impressions

There is nothing wrong with a good book that has basic information on job searching and interview techniques. Quite the contrary – a good book is a great way to ensure that you know the basics, and “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door” is written in such a way that you should get some decent enjoyment out of it. Still, if you are expecting some sort of amazing, life altering strategies, you may be disappointed.