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Young Professional Networking
Session Lead: Wendy Johnston
Chief Operations Officer
Region 4, Federal Acquisition Service
GSA
April 26, 2017
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Seminar Purpose: To provide an opportunity
for Young Professionals to network with
personnel from different organizations and
different locations
Seminar Format:
Importance of Networking (10 min)
Ice-breakers (25 min)
Concluding Thoughts (5 min)
Networking Opportunity (15 min)
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Networking is about making connections and
building enduring, mutually beneficial relationships.
Importance of Networking
Friendship Assistance
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ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS DAY OF TELEWORK and VIRTUAL OFFICES
Learn about your industry
Establish business contacts & get “plugged in” to
your community
Seek new career opportunities
Create & build relationships
Create referral networks
Professional development
Develop knowledge resources
Why Network?
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You’ve been given a number…
Find someone with a different number
- who works for a different
agency/organization OR works in a
different state.
Icebreaker
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5 minutes: You will respond to a question posed by your partner.
5 minutes: You will ask your partner a different question.
SWITCH Partners
REPEAT
Icebreaker Guidelines
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“What projects are you currently
working on?”
Icebreaker
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“What is your biggest
challenge?”
Icebreakers
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“What brought you here?”
Icebreakers
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“How did you get into your line of
business?”
Icebreakers
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Make concerted effort to take participate in networking opportunities
Professional Organizations (NCMA, Engineering or Program Management Organizations)
Community Organizations (Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer Organizations, Social Service Organizations)
Betterment Organizations (Toast Masters, Leadership Development)
Concluding Thoughts…
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Create your on networking opportunities
Recent college graduates
Alumni organizations
Sometimes the best networking is with people with which you have NOTHING in common
Concluding Thoughts…
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