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How to: Remember Someone’s Name
I struggle to remember people’s names. Do you? We are not alone. I often used to think that if someone had a head for names, they were an amazing at networking. However, I’ve…
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How to: Make Email Introductions [Template]
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How to: Make Email Introductions
You get asked a favour from a contact to make an introduction to one of your contacts. The most common way of doing this is by sending an email addressed to both parties,…
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Mentoring… An Introduction
Mentoring is a huge topic and one I expect we will come back to time and time again. You might be a student looking for a mentor to help you understand what you…
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Internal Referral Schemes
So you are not looking for a job yourself. But what if a networking contact reaches out to you to find out more about the company you work for and ask if they…
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Quick Tip: Walk the Floor and Talk to People #networkingtips
You are more likely to be remembered when you have had conversations with people face to face. When working with other colleagues / departments internally don’t always just pick up the phone or…
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How to: Follow up without being a nuisance
Often as professionals we undergo a variety of networking activities. Some with more success than others, but generally we have the usual scenario – of thinking that we are doing well and getting…
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Write Goals and Objectives for Specific Networking Events
For each event you attend you should have a strategy for building upon your overarching goals and objectives by setting goals and action points for each event. The easiest way to start is to…
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Quick Tip: Be Helpful.
Always prioritise helping and giving to others ahead of taking and receiving for yourself. With practice you will learn how to interpret what people will need and what will help them and how…
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Quick Tip: Use Networking to find Work Shadowing or Work Experience
Networking is not always about asking for a job. Networking is a great way to learn more about a particular career. Expanding the number of people you know also means you will have contacts to…
