Build Your Network Before you need it!
Ok -
So it's not an original thought.
But a few interactions I've had over the last couple of days has really illustrated this for me.
I had a good friend and colleague Linda Baugh from American Career Executives come through my Linked In webinar. She trains people to tap into their networks to find the right positions for themselves. After completing the program, she approached me to make it available to all of her clients. "A great Linkedin Profile is critical".
Then I was working with another client, Bil Austin of Arizona High Tech Talent Partnership and he was sharing with me about his work with The Scottsdale Job Network and how they help people find Phoenix Jobs.
It struck me how important it is to spend time building relationships with people in your network. In the training I do, I'm often surprised at how little attention people pay to the quality of their networks and the quality of the relationships in them.
In fact, in our transaction oriented, bright-and-shiny, ADHD-like relationship to our everyday life, we often forget the reality of how networked we really are. Think about it - schools, work, place of worship, associations, family - all networks.
Take care of your networks and they will take care of you!
So it's not an original thought.
But a few interactions I've had over the last couple of days has really illustrated this for me.
I had a good friend and colleague Linda Baugh from American Career Executives come through my Linked In webinar. She trains people to tap into their networks to find the right positions for themselves. After completing the program, she approached me to make it available to all of her clients. "A great Linkedin Profile is critical".
Then I was working with another client, Bil Austin of Arizona High Tech Talent Partnership and he was sharing with me about his work with The Scottsdale Job Network and how they help people find Phoenix Jobs.
It struck me how important it is to spend time building relationships with people in your network. In the training I do, I'm often surprised at how little attention people pay to the quality of their networks and the quality of the relationships in them.
In fact, in our transaction oriented, bright-and-shiny, ADHD-like relationship to our everyday life, we often forget the reality of how networked we really are. Think about it - schools, work, place of worship, associations, family - all networks.
Take care of your networks and they will take care of you!
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