Have you ever gotten an email like this? ‘Hi Phil, Tony Grosso suggested I contact you. I’d like to meet with you to network and discuss my job search. Let me know some good times to get together. Regards … Chuck Upton.’
While harmless enough, concise and clear, Chuck could have been much more effective, efficient and engaging. He could have indicated:
Professional association events can really fill up your days and nights with networking opportunities this time of year. You could easily attend 10 breakfast, lunch, dinner or happy hour events every week, gain 100 pounds and pick up lots of business cards.
But strategic networking isn’t a numbers game – it’s based on focused activity to accomplish specific information objectives. So define your networking objectives, choose your events wisely and prepare to make that best possible first impression. Networking with Class and Style is both very simple AND very easy. So, embrace these 10 Best Practices to clearly differentiate you from the amateurs.