1. Lane Change: Networking your way to your next career Day 2 – 9/26/2011 Mary Cosgrove, SPHR CEO, What’s Working Well?®llc Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
2. Ice Breaker Introductions – “I am statement”? What was your “And” from last week and what did you do to move you closer to your perfect job? Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
3. “I am…in seconds” I am a career success coach and HR consultant helping people and organizations create work that works. J Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
4. Agenda What did we learn last week? Questions Profile set-up and Management Using LinkedIn Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
5. Expertise + Find-ability + StrategicAlliance = Employability Expert - How long? Findable – How can you be found? Strategic Alliance – who? Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
6. Linked In Profile Building Not your resume Utilize the summary section to explain more Box.net to upload your resume Get started OK to build it over time Not sure what you want to do -OK Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
7. Security Place curser of your name in the upper right hand corner Click on Settings Group, Companies and Applications Privacy Controls Turn on/off data sharing with third parties Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
8. Time Management Spend a set amount a time a week to manage you network Pinging and staying in touch isn’t work Work - #1 goal is developing and maintaining your expertise Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
9. Updates At least once a week refresh your profile Updates Jobs Work samples Comment on a connections profile Help someone in a group Answer/create a survey Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
10. Keeping Track LinkedIn is helpful Who is key part of your network Touch base with network – 2-3 people a week Face to face Phone Email LinkedIn Jibberjobber Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
11. Applications Use Box net – post resume or other documents Slide share Books I’m reading Blog Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
12. Research Companies Who works there – who recently left and joined Follow Groups What to join? Events Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
13. Video Resume a short video created by a candidate for employment that describes the individual's skills and qualifications and is typically used to supplement a traditional resume. Post on You Tube linked in Becoming more accepted Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
14. Network the Basics Where to go? Utahpulse.org - calendar Professional Groups Alumni Any business function – research who will attend Linked-In groups - live or virtual meetings Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
15. Great Networkers Leave something behind Thought Memory Ask good questions Listen Ice breakers Where did you grow up? What do you think about…? Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
16. Social Network When you follow-up after the face to face LinkedIn or send email with article or link regarding something you discussed Relationship builders Asking for help Something that’s easy for the other person Offering your help What can you help others with Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
17. Viewing your network http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/network I suspect we all know someone in common Copyright What’s Working Well? LLC 2011
Show of hands. Who in this room has a job today; who thinks there job will be ending in the next 6-12 months?Who is working as a contractor? Who is working direct? Of those with jobs Who is working harder today with less people than in the past? Who feels like if they don’t get more help they might not make it another week?
Conclusion:Put in what helps, leave out what doesn’t.You search for them, they search for you. Guaranteed.Google yourself—every version of your name you can think of. Create a unique version of your name for online/professional use.Monitor the content that appears when you search for yourself.Facebook/MySpace: Keep it clean.Figure out what hiring managers are seeing when they look for you, both on LinkedIn and elsewhere on the web.