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Professional Networking

2/8/2014

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My strategies for professional networking all lead to developing a personal, trusted, relationship with all contacts.  I believe you must show kindness and sincerity to all, be true to your word and handle tasks promptly, maintain a good attitude by being positive, and connecting and keeping in touch with your network. 

It is key to show kindness and be sincere to all people.  This entails being a good listener and communicator to everyone.  Displaying this type of behavior is appreciated by others and lets them know that you care about them.  This will give you a foundation to develop a professional relationship or even friendship, and will allow others to trust you, and recommend you to others.

Keeping your word and doing the things that you say you are going to do is vital to building strong relationships and networks.  If you are able to do this, and do it in a prompt fashion, your network will be able to have great trust in you, and confidence that you can deliver when needed.

Having a positive attitude and mentality will leave a lasting impression on others.  Being positive is contagious to others.  Executing tasks and being productive has a huge mental component.  Being positive and confident will help you work well with others, motivate others, and help you perform your tasks more efficiently!

When meeting new people it is very important that you are able to connect with them, and continue to keep in touch.  This can be done in a variety of different ways such as exchanging phone numbers, email address, or even various networking sites such as Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.  This will allow you to keep in touch and continue to develop relationships with your network.  Having the priority of keeping in touch and following up with your professional networks is key so that you can continue to communicate. 

Showing kindness, being true to your word, handling professional duties promptly, and staying connected to your network will allow you to develop trusted relationships that are key to professional networking and will surely open many doors for you professionally.   Please feel free to comment on any additional strategies that you believe to help you in professional networking!

4 Comments
Hilary Worthen
2/9/2014 07:41:38 am

Andrew,
Your views on networking are very spot on! I really liked how you focused on how to build and keep trusting relationships. This is huge in having successful networks. Many people think that by just having a person in their network that is all he or she has to do. But developing the relationship is a key aspect of networking. Things that you suggested such as staying positive, listening, and following through on tasks are great ways to create great networks. People remember things and when networking an individual definitely wants to make sure that good things are remembered. By following your suggestions, people are bound to remember the good!

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DeAnn Larrabee
2/9/2014 08:53:32 am

Hi Andrew,

I love this! I never looked at networking this way, but you are correct! Maintaining a trusted, positive relationship can come a long way. Thank you for sharing!

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Daniel DeGeer
2/9/2014 11:12:19 am

Andrew,

I enjoyed reading your post. I completely agree with displaying good character. Kindness, sincerity, positivity, etc are all excellent qualities to offer when building new relationships. And since our relationships usually lead to networking opportunities, it's important we maintain and build on those relationships as well.

Dan

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Wendy Markusen
2/9/2014 01:07:24 pm

Wow! What an inspiring attitude! Your thoughts are a breath of fresh air. Keep up the positive thoughts and you will definitely go far! :)

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