{"id":8994,"date":"2014-08-14T12:12:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2018-06-06T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:29:34","slug":"5-tips-successful-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/5-tips-successful-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips for successful networking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ygxc2-3db5db55bd84f9be66c0cc11045f07a6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2ygxc2-3db5db55bd84f9be66c0cc11045f07a6{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2ygxc2-3db5db55bd84f9be66c0cc11045f07a6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><em>Originally published on 25.03.2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>I know enough people at my company.\u00a0 I have enough friends.\u00a0 I\u2019m not comfortable speaking and reaching out to people I don\u2019t know.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a salesperson.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The list of excuses on why not to engage in professional networking can go on and on.\u00a0 As undesirable as it can seem, networking successfully can lead to improved performance in your current job, as well as opportunities for future career development.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>5 quick tips on making networking easy<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Network with a purpose<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Set a specific goal (improving inter-department relationships, growing sales in the logistics industry, discovering opportunities to work abroad in your company, etc).\u00a0 The more focused your networking is, the faster the desired results will be.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Share useful information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It is always easier to reach out to someone when you know you have something they can use.\u00a0 Think of something that has helped you in your job (a process, document, tip, etc) and pass it along.\u00a0 If you help someone first, they are more willing to help you when you may need it in the future.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Use the other person\u2019s ego<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to contact someone and ask them for a job.\u00a0 Instead, contact them and ask for an informational interview if you are looking for a job.\u00a0 Tell them you have some questions that you feel their experience will help answer.\u00a0 You will get some insight and a good networking contact, and they get to feel like an expert and helpful.\u00a0 It\u2019s a win-win situation.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Follow up<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you say you are going to send something, send it.\u00a0 If you say you are going to check on something, do it.\u00a0 Following up on what you say you will do shows respect and professionalism, and helps build trust with the contact.\u00a0 Also, make sure to follow up regularly with contacts even when you don\u2019t need something as there will be a time when you will; and no one likes that friend who only calls when they need something.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Use good etiquette<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The same skills you have used to become a successful professional are the ones you will use to build and maintain a good network of contacts.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/blog\/keys-networking-etiquette-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a> are some good reminders on what to do\/not to do when networking online and face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other ideas on networking successfully.\u00a0 Check out Target Training\u2019s seminar on networking for professionals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/socializing-and-networking-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Tell us in the comments area below what have you done to build your network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published on 25.03.2013 I know enough people at my company.\u00a0 I have enough friends.\u00a0 I\u2019m not comfortable speaking and reaching out to people I don\u2019t know.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a salesperson.\u00a0 The list of excuses on why not to engage in professional networking can go on and on.\u00a0 As undesirable as it can seem, networking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,94,92],"tags":[38,111],"class_list":["post-8994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-english","category-hybrid-solutions","category-soft-skills-pathway","tag-networking","tag-socializing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 tips for successful networking | Target Training GmbH<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Networking is important and can lead to new opportunities and improvements. 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