How To Use Social Networking To Score A Job

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Growing your social network will help you build credibility, meaningful relationships, and could even help you score your dream job. Are you doing everything you can to have a meaningful influence in your dream industry?

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IT’S NOT WHAT YOU KNOWIT’S WHO YOU KNOW…

DID YOU KNOW…

About 25% of job seekers find success by

responding to job ads (usually on the

internet) and by utilizing staffing

firms.

Networking is the best resource

for finding a job because 80% of jobs are nevereven posted.

Only a small number of job

seekers find success from searching by

cold calling.

Learn

3 TIPS TO BUILD YOUR NETWORK

Connect

Give First

The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2).

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CONNECT

METCALFE’S LAW

CONNECT

Spend time with people with common interests.

CONNECT

Do something • Learn something Share something • Change something

LEARN

The key to online success is authority. The key to authority is knowing what the heck you’re talking about, and being able to express it well. -Sonia Simone, Copyblogger

LEARN

It’s ok to be a big fish in a small pond!

LEARN

CREATE

GIVE FIRST"Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.“ -Fred Rogers

GIVE FIRST

GIVE FIRST

IT’S NOT ABOUT

YOU

WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?

Gates & Allen

Brin & Page

Jobs & Wozniak

Zuckerberg & Saverin

COLLEGE DROPOUTS

PASSIONATELUCKY

UNIQUEUPBRINGING

BILLIONAIRES

NERDSPERFECTTIMING

TALENTED

SOCIALLYAWKWARD

COLLEGE DROPOUTS

PASSIONATELUCKY

UNIQUEUPBRINGING

BILLIONAIRES

NERDSPERFECTTIMING

TALENTED

SOCIALLYAWKWARD

THEY FOUND PEOPLE THATSHARED THEIR PASSION AND CHANGED THE WORLD

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