Networking

Networking is the exercise of keeping in contact with your friends, coworkers and colleges.  There are many advantages in keeping in contact. For example, it allows you to be updated on new trends and opportunities in the working world.  Your friends and family are your treasure of  opportunity and wealth.  The best way to keep up to date and in contact with your loves ones is via internet. Writing emails, creating a website, sending newsletters is a healthy and productive way of keeping in touch.  Apply diverse skills of media and communication.  The best rule of networking is making new friends and keeping in contact with them. That is why I recommend joining websites such as Facebook that allows you to post pictures, send emails and chat about your personal and professional life.  Phone calls are good ways to keep connected however they expensive so budget yourself buy a 99 cents phone card at the 99 cent store.  Job hunting? Always have with you a passport picture, copy of resumes, and copy of a job application completed with your full name, address, phone numbers, dates and job duties including professional and personal recommendations.  Having a copy of your job application gives you the advantages to copy the information properly and rapidly to the application being undertaking.  Remember that you are the vivant resume.  Promote your self create a banner, a flyer with all your great attributes and be creative.  Placed your advertisement flyer in strategic locations and provide it to friends, family, formal coworkers.  Smile and be a people person full of charisma.  Always dress for success and follow-up with a handwritten personal thank you notes. It is wise to return all your phone calls or email enquiries before 24hours.  Develop a career portfolio. What is a career portfolio? It is a scrap book that includes your resume, letters of recommendation, thank you notes, awards, certificates, diplomas and is used as visual aid during your interview. If you don’t have a business card, create a homemade one you can purchase the material at staples and other stationeries stores.  Or you can use ordinary paper, add the information you need such as name, phone number and email press print and you can cut the business card yourself. Developing a business plan of your business, of your life, of your empirical and ordinary ideas are important tools you can use to market and promote yourself.  Good places to network are churches, mosques, synagogue, temples, nonprofit organizations, barbeques and formal events.  Be innovative and friendly and remember that the best resume and marketing tool is you.