Quintessential Careers Content Index: Career Networking

Quintessential Careers Content Index:
Career Networking

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15 Quick Tips for Strengthening Your Career Network
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2011, June 4
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: The thrust of this article is to provide you with 10 proven techniques for building and expanding your career network.

How to Build and Expand Your Career Network: 10 Proven Techniques
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2011, June 4
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: How do job-seekers find out about vacant positions? By networking. You can beef up your networking efforts through better understanding of the process and following some top tips. This article comprises our list of the 15 best tips for strengthening your career network.

Career Networking Assessment for Job-Seekers A Quintessential Careers Quiz
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2009, Dec. 14
Summary: How well do you network? Take our free career networking assessment for job-seekers.

Top Five Career Networking Strategies for Established Job-Seekers
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2009, Dec. 14
Summary: How established job-seekers can get the most bang for their networking buck.

Top Five Career Networking Strategies for New College Grads and Entry-level Job-Seekers
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2009, Dec. 14
Summary: How new job-seekers can get the most bang for their networking buck.

Fast Track Your Job Search by Networking Through a Professional Association
By: Joe Turner
Published: 2008, June 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: It's been said that there is a professional association for almost everything you do. Every industry, profession, specialty, or trade most likely has at least one professional association. This article tells how to leverage them in your job search.

Tips For Effective Career Networking within Professional Associations
By: Lynn Berger
Published: 2008, June 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Guidelines for making the most out of networking in professional associations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Career Networking
By: n/a
Published: 2008, June 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: An interview with QuintCareers Creative Director Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., about the revised edition of her book, A Foot in the Door, a detailed examination showing how all job-seekers can use networking to enhance their job searches.

Seven Rules for Networking Success
By: Barbara Safani
Published: 2008, June 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Successful networkers follow the rules of the game in which everyone has something to gain. Like the lottery, you have to be in it to win it. This article suggests seven rules to follow for successful networking.

Five Strategies for Leveraging Your Online Social Networks
By: E. Chandlee Bryan
Published: 2008, June 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article provides five strategies for creating online social networking that will help you build your reputation and leverage your contacts.

Making Social Networking Technology Work for You
By: Maureen Crawford Hentz
Published: 2007, Nov. 26
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Social networking sites abound and confusion swirls about the appropriateness of using them for business. While some sites cater primarily to the social needs of the millennial generation, others are not only legitimate for business use, but essential elements for any successful networker's toolkit. This article tells how to make them work for you.

Using Networking Cards to Build Your Social Network and Get a Job
By: Michael Bayroff
Published: 2007, Nov. 26
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Turn your standard business card in for a targeted, memorable "Networking Card." This relatively recent innovation will distinguish you from others and put you at the "top of mind" with networking contacts, prospective employers, etc. This article tells more.

Maximizing Online Social Networking
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2006, Jan. 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article describes some of the issues with these networks and suggests some ways to make the most effective use of them.

How to Build Your Own Personal Advisory Board
By: Janet and Laura Greenwald
Published: 2006, Jan. 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: How would you like to have your own board of advisors? A group of people you can go to for advice every time you come across an area you're a bit shaky on. This article tells how.

Networking Career Fitness vs. Physical Fitness
By: Sherri Edwards
Published: 2006, Jan. 16
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Networking requires a change in how you look at your current circumstances and the roadblocks in front of you. It requires a commitment to your goal of broadening your contacts and maintaining relationships, planning so that you can fit networking activities in with all of life's other events, and consistency. This article explains.

Slime Free Networking
By: Ronna Lichtenberg
Published: 2005, Feb. 28
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: An excerpt from the author's book Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman Can Be Herself.

Introduce Yourself Like You Mean It
By: Ronna Lichtenberg
Published: 2005, Feb. 28
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: An excerpt from the author's book Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman Can Be Herself.

Using Career Success Stories in Interviews and Networking
By: Frank Traditi
Published: 2005, Aug. 29
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: While a hiring manager expects you to have all of the functional skills necessary for the job, he or she is much more interested in how you can use your special abilities to handle the challenges given to you if you were in the job. The big question is how do you demonstrate this ability in an interview when they haven't seen you at work yet? The most effective method is to tell a story. This article tells how.

Elevator Speech is the Swiss Army Knife of Job-Search Tools
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2005, Feb. 14
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: The Elevator Speech is a clear, concise bit of communication that can be delivered in the time it takes folks to ride from the top to the bottom of a building in an elevator. This article describes their usefulness.

Elevator Speech Do's and Don'ts
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2005, Feb. 14
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article suggests the keys to successfully developing and using an elevator speech in your job-search. Follow these simple rules and you should achieve success with this important tool of job-hunting.

Fantastic Formulas for Composing Elevator Speeches
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2005, Feb. 14
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This roundup of formulas suggested by experts should provide food for thought for the method that works best for you in planning and outlining your Elevator Speech.

Breaking The Myths About Career Networking
By: Sherri Edwards
Published: 2004, Nov. 22
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Networking is often a misunderstood concept. The development of a strong network requires making connections that will sustain more than a simple introduction. This article explains.

Career Networking Explained: Making Connections Building Relationships
By: Kathy Condon
Published: 2004, Nov. 22
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: You must understand that you are networking every place you go. Networking is about building relationships. It's about learning things about other people. You know everything you know. You are doing yourself a disservice if you do all the talking. People have had amazing experiences in their lives, and it is great to hear about the wisdom they have gained and the challenges that they have overcome. This article explains.

Taking Networking to the Next Level Getting Your Name Out There
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2004, Nov. 22
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article explores a new type of passive networking with some very active elements. While some may consider getting your name out there to be a form of personal branding or horn-tooting, networking can provide avenues for raising your visibility and building your aura as an attractive candidate for hire. Symbiotically, elevating the world's awareness of you creates new opportunities for networking.

Internet Career Networking Tutorial for Job-Seekers
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2003, Nov. 17
Summary: This tutorial is a comprehensive guide to the many ways you can use the Internet to connect with people all over the world.

Networking Buddy System for Job Search Success
By: Clay Barrett
Published: 2003, Oct. 27
Summary: Most extreme sports enthusiasts agree that having a buddy for support is the key to success; but in a job search, having a fellow job-searcher to network with and for accountability can propel your success. This article explains.

Seven Smart Networking Moves Guaranteed To Make You More Memorable
By: Susan Britton Whitcomb
Published: 2003, Oct. 27
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article offers seven "Cs" for making the most of networking events.

Value of a Mentor
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2003, Oct. 27
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Taking a passion and making it your career -- living a dream -- can be not just a wish, but a true and certain reality. This article offers a few steps to get the new career rolling.

For Networking and Support Join or Start a Job Club
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2002, July 8
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: An abundance of ready-made networking opportunities exists out there, but maybe none of them are right for you or accessible to you. One type of networking venue -- a job club -- could be a solution because it not only enables you to expand your network of contacts but also serves as a support group. This article explains.

Networking Business Cards: An Essential Job Search Tool for Career Changers and College Students When A Resume Just Won't Do
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2002, July 8
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Networking business cards, which have the look and feel of a traditional business card, give you the opportunity to provide critical career and contact information with people you meet in social and professional situations. This article explains.

Research Employers through Informational Interviews
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2002, June 10
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Informational interviewing is one of the best ways to research companies because of the depth and quality of information the practice provides. Those who conduct informational interviews learn about the needs of the company or department that is the subject of the interview. This article explains.

Informational Interviewing Questions that Facilitate Company Research
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2002, June 10
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Forty questions job-seekers can ask prospective employers during informational interviews to conduct company research and learn as much about the company as possible.

Informational Interviewing Do's and Don'ts
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Dec. 10
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article offers keys to using informational interviews successfully. Follow these simple rules and you should achieve success in this powerful career networking tool.

Networking Timetable for College Students
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Dec. 12
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Take all the socializing you typically do as a college student, crank it up a few notches, and you have networking of the sort that can truly help you land a job upon graduation. When you first enroll in college, you don't necessarily think about the kinds of hard-core networking activities that will really benefit your job search later on. But the earlier you start, the better off you will be.

Networking Do's and Don'ts
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Dec. 12
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article offers keys to successful networking for your job-search. Follow these simple rules and you should achieve success in this important strategic tool of job-hunting.

Online Discussion Group Networking Etiquette Do's and Don'ts
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: n/a
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Online discussion groups are great venues for job-seekers to learn more about various fields and to make contact with professionals in numerous -- almost unlimited -- subject areas. Be sure to follow this article's guidelines for proper online networking etiquette (sometimes referred to as Netiquette).

Networking Your Way to a New Job
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: n/a
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: This article describes the steps to successful career networking for job-seekers looking for a new job.

Informational Interviewing A Powerful Tool for College Students
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: n/a
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Because they are exploratory, informational interviews are particularly effective for college students, who can use them to illuminate their career path in several ways.

Informational Interviewing Tutorial
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: n/a
Summary: Learn about how an informational interview should be an integral part of your networking and job-hunting plan.

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