Networking Tips You May Find Useful – Part I
It is said that networking is key to finding a job, since a majority of job openings are not even advertised. And if the job is not advertised there is really no opportunity for your resume samples to find their way to a prospective employer and your knowledge about how to write a resume becomes rather irrelevant here. Here are some networking tips that you may find important to incorporate:
1. You should have an elevator speech prepared. Suppose you had only the time that it takes for an elevator to get from X to Y floor to make your pitch, what would you say about yourself? You should have at your finger tips all of your relevant information that presents you and your abilities in the best light. Some major interests you may have, or volunteer work that you have done in past could also feature in your elevator speech.
2. Keep in touch with people. Faculty members could sometime offer great pointers for employment opportunities. Even former employees and friends and family could very well be able to assist you if they have certain contacts or know people who do. In particular of course, friends and family who are connected in some way with your field of interest would be the most pertinent to keep in touch with in this regard.
3. Informational interviews are a good idea to keep in touch. And what are informational interviews one may well ask? An informational interview is one that offers one the opportunity to obtain first hand, the knowledge you need to have about your chosen field. This is a way to obtain more than theoretical knowledge about your chosen field; and is a valuable source of occupational information. Engage in informational interviews with ex classmates or other professionals working in the field. Ask relevant questions; this is one situation where it’s the interviewee who asks the questions!
4. Career fairs may sometimes be an overlooked method of securing a job. They are not only an opportunity to meet with prospective employers, they are also a great opportunity to circulate your resume examples. Here, your elevator speech could be of particular use, where you encapsulate in as short a time as possible, the salient points of your skills and abilities. And don’t forget, if you do meet an interviewer that you spoke with personally at the career fair, write them a little acknowledgement or thank you note so that you remain fresh in their minds when it comes to making hiring decisions.
These are some important networking tips ; we shall look at some more of these in Networking Tips You May Find Useful – Part II.
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Read here to know how to write a resume. There are free resume samples to guide you. For example these attorney resumes.
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