NETWORKING TOSUCCESS
4 W A Y S T O B U I L D R E L A T I O N S H I P S T O D A Y
DID YOU KNOW?A C C O R D I N G T O T H E U . S . B U R E A U
O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S . . .
O F A L L J O B S A R EF O U N D T H R O U G H
N E T W O R K I N G
70%
Wow
SO HOW CAN YOUMASTER NETWORKING?
READ ON
FOLLOW OUR SIMPLE NETWORKING STRATEGIES TO GAIN:
1. Mentors
2. Accountability partners
3. And even job leads
01Connect with leaders on LinkedIn
R E G I S T E R E DL I N K E D I N M E M B E R S
T H E R E A R E O V E R
330Million
RULE OF THUMB:G O W H E R E T H E P E O P L E A R E
SO HOW?
FOCUS ON "WARM CONTACTS" FIRST.USE LINKEDIN'S:
1. Find Alumni feature
2. Get Introduced feature, while
tapping into your mutual connections
Hover over theConnections tabat the top
Alumni are more willing to connectwith those from their Alma Mater
Filter by Location,Company andIndustry to gettargeted profiles
Find relevant people to connect withby filtering your search
NOTICE ANY MUTUALCONNECTIONS?
A S K T H E M F O R A N I N T R O U S I N G T H E G E T I N T R O D U C E D F E A T U R E
THEN...
NO MUTUAL CONTACTS? COLD EMAILTHEM INTRODUCING YOURSELF:
1. Find an email on their LinkedIn,
social profiles, or Google search
2. Test their email on MailTester.com
NEXT TIP
SEND A CONCISE, PERSONALIZEDMESSAGE. EXPRESS YOUR:
1. Genuine interest in their work
2. Desire to learn from their expertise
3. Availability to chat if they're open
02Connect with leaders on Twitter
"TWITTER IS THE INTERNET'SCOCKTAIL PARTY"
- G A R Y V A Y N E R C H U K , F O U N D E R O F V A Y N E R M E D I A
A C T I V E T W I T T E RU S E R S . . .
W I T H O V E R
645Million
YOU'LL MEET AN ABUNDANCEOF INTERESTING PEOPLE
M A R K E T E R S , W R I T E R S ,E N T R E P R E N E U R S . . . T H E L I S T G O E S O N
Click on Who tofollow, then typein a keyword(like "Marketing")
Head over to Twitter's #Discovertab at the top of the page
Use theAdvanced Searchfeature to the left
You'll get a number of related profiles.But to get more targeted results...
Filter by Keywords,Phrases, Hashtagsand Location
Find interesting people bynarrowing your profile search
03Attend meetups, conferences & industry events
NO MORE LAME"NETWORKING" EVENTS
A T T E N D R E L E V A N T I N T E R E S T I N G E V E N T S ,W H E R E Y O U ' L L F I N D L I K E - M I N D E D P E O P L E
TO PREP
AWESOME WEBSITES TO GET YOU STARTED:
1. Eventbrite.com
2. Meetup.com
3. LinkedIn Groups
PRO TIP
HAVE A STRATEGY GOING IN. VISIT THE EVENT PAGE FOR INFO ON:
1. Speakers at the event
2. Topics they'll be presenting on
3. Key influencers who are attending
T O E N G A G E A B O U TT H E E V E N T
T W E E T A T T H E MT H E D A Y B E F O R E
04Attend workshops & classes that interest you
PRO TIP
BY ATTENDING A CLASS ORWORKSHOP, YOU GET A CHANCE TO:
1. Meet highly experienced teachers
2. Connect with other students
3. Learn and improve your skills
C H A T W I T H T H E MA F T E R T H E S E S S I O N
R E S E A R C H T H EI N S T R U C T O R
TO-DO'S
ONLINE OR OFFLINE, HERE ARE SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS:
1. Research relevant people & events
2. Have a strategy before reaching out
3. Practice for ultimate confidence
01Find people using LinkedIn's Find Alumni
02Find people using Twitter's Advanced Search
03Connect through a mutual contact or by cold email
04Find a professional event or workshop to attend
PRACTICEF O L L O W T H E S E T I P S A N D B U I L D U P Y O U R
N E T W O R K I N G S K I L L S L I T T L E B Y L I T T L E
F O R M O R E I N - D E P T HS T R A T E G I E S . . .
W A N T M O R E T I P SO N N E T W O R K I N G ?
ALSO...
VISIT OUR RESOURCES PAGE ONOPPIN.CO WHERE YOU'LL FIND:
1. Our full networking guide, with tips
on deepening the relationship
2. Email scripts that get responses
LINK
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