How Real World Networking Can Improve Your Job Search and Your Life

1. How Networking Can
NEVER EAT ALONE Improve Your Job
Search and Your Life

2. Dave Weinberg
Dave
Weinberg
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

3. Who is this guy?
Married a local
Moved to Kemp Mill
Had a kid
... be nice ;)
I’m a Serial Social Entrepreneur
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

4. Founded to help 20 Cities
friends network 30 Events
to find jobs. 6000 Helped
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

5. Founded to help 20 Cities
friends network 30 Events
to find jobs. 6000 Helped
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

6. Experiments in Social Media to
Help People Find Employment
Over 15,000 followers combined on Twitter
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

7. Experiments in Social Media to
Help People Find Employment
Over 15,000 followers combined on Twitter
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8. DIRECTION
+
GOALS
+
CONNECT
+
BUILD
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9. }
DIRECTION
+ JOB SEARCH
GOALS
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10. YOUR
JOB SEARCH
STARTS WITH
DIRECTION
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11. WHAT AM I PASSIONATE ABOUT?
WHAT DO I LOVE DOING?
WHAT AM I GOOD AT?
FOCUS
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12. CASE STUDY
“Sure, how can I help?
What are you looking for?”
“Anything.... Just a Job”
RESULT: FAIL
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13. CASE STUDY
“Sure, how can I help?
What are you looking for?”
“I’m interested in account
management in PR or Marketing”
RESULT: PASS
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14. GOALS
Reasonable Manageable Achievable
Expectations Organized & Small wins
in check bite-sized snowball
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15. GOALS
Define Action Focus
Write Connect Evaluate
Repeat
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16. CASE STUDY
Goal: Email 100 CVs blindly per day
Goal: Friend/Follow Everyone
RESULT: FAIL
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17. CASE STUDY
Goal: Email 10 CVs to real people
Goal: Friend/Follow a few friends of
friends and industry big wigs per day
RESULT: PASS
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18. }
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
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19. CONNECT
“You Never Know
Who You Know...”
YOU
Embrace the
1st Awkward,
Random
2nd
& Unexpected
3rd
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20. SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE THE TOOLS
IN YOUR ARSENAL
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21. SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE THE TOOLS
IN YOUR ARSENAL
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22. CASE STUDY
If everyone is my 3rd Degree Connection,
then I can send them all my CV blindly
Friend/Follow Everyone
RESULT: FAIL -- SPAM
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23. CASE STUDY
Asking my 1st & 2nd Degree Connections
for personal introductions to new people
Expanding each degree through
events, social media, email, and real
world interactions.
RESULT: PASS
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24. }
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
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25. BUILD
Relationship
YOU Connection
BANK
DEPOSITS = TRUST = WITHDRAWALS
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26. CASE STUDY
“Nice to meet you -- can you
introduce me to your investor?”
“Hey Joe, meet this guy I
hardly know -- he’s terrific!”
RESULT: FAIL
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27. CASE STUDY
“Nice to meet you at SxSW, let’s grab coffee
next week to learn more about each other.”
“Joe, I’d like to introduce you to Bob, a
long time friend and trusted source.”
RESULT: PASS
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28. }
DIRECTION
+
}
JOB SEARCH
GOALS
+ SUCCESS
}
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81

29. Dave Weinberg
Dave
Weinberg
weinberg81@gmail.com
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