How To
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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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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…
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Be Different. Be Ambitious. Be yourself.
Some events can be saturated with people pitching the same thing as you – for example – students/recent grads at a careers fair or a room full of lawyers, bankers, accountants or.. [insert…
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Summer Holiday Small Talk
Business Networking requires Small Talk (and I don’t mean the computer language). Part of being good at networking is being able to make small talk. You do not have to be an “Expert”…
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Tips for using the Right LinkedIn Profile Picture (on a budget)
Having no Profile Picture is an absolute no-no if you want to use LinkedIn for Business Networking. There are endless tips out there for what the perfect LinkedIn Profile Picture should be. Personally…
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How to Choose a Venue for a Lunch Meeting
The face-to-face business lunch is an important way to build and develop your professional relationships. If you are meeting local contacts scheduling a follow-up over lunch can be a great way of following…
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Tips for Meeting the Team
When working collaboratively with another team – it is a great idea to meet the team and have a social or networking event to help break the ice and help you work together…
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Business Networking Goals & Objectives
As part of your networking strategy you should think about what you want to achieve from Networking and write a list of goals and objectives to help you have a more targeted (and…
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Dressing for Success
A couple of weeks ago I attended an event hosted by TM Lewin on how to “dress for success”, in other words, work and professional networking. They obviously gave us an introduction…
