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In This Issue
- Editor's Notes
- Spotlight - The Secrets of Savvy Networking
- Don't Let Fear Stop You - Setting Effective Goals (excerpt)
- How To Connect At Conferences - 10 Tips to make your trip a success
- What's New! - Additional NEW Articles, our Expert's latest Advice, Teleclass updates, etc.
- Marketplace - Resources & Services
Greetings! Although summer doesn’t officially begin until later this month, Memorial Day has always signaled the beginning of the season for me. Because so many of us will be on vacation this summer (I’m hoping to go in August) we’ve decided to publish The Career Intelligencer only once per month in July and August. Don’t worry we’ll be back twice a month beginning in September.
As I write these notes, I’ve just returned from NAFE’s 30 Years of Women @Work Conference in New York City. For two days I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with amazing women from across the country. In our next issue, I’ll share some of my experiences with you.
In this issue, the focus is on getting ahead. Just in case you don’t already know, networking is probably the single most important thing you can do to get ahead whether you're working for a corporation or you're out on your own. For tips on how to be a better connector read How to Connect at Conferences, by Ann Baber & Lynne Waymon and our Spotlight, The Secrets of Savvy Networking by Susan RoAne.
Another secret to success is having a plan. If you’re not accomplishing what you want odds are you’re not setting effective goals. But, you can learn the process in my new ebook, Setting Effective Goals, How to Create Your Plan for Success. Read the excerpt, Don’t Let Fear Stop You, in this issue.
Please feel free to send your comments or suggestions to me at arichmond@career-intelligence.com. Let me know what you want to see here and I'll try to bring it to you. And, if you know anyone else who'd enjoy reading The Career Intelligencer, please pass it along.
It's your life, make the most of it :)
Annette Richmond
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Several weeks ago, I recommended Susan RoAne's How to Work a Room, The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing In Person and Online. It's a fun read, with lots of tips on how to be cool and confident in a room full of strangers. Today, I'd like to tell you about RoAne's The Secrets of Savvy Networking, How To Make The Best Connections - For Business And Personal Success. In this follow-up, RoAne shares strategies for keeping track of business cards, remembering who's who, and staying in touch after the event. The Secrets of Savvy Networking discusses the risks and rewards of making referrals. And the importance of saying "thank you" when someone refers a client to you. In chapter seven, Thanks for the Memories, RoAne illustrates this point with the story of a speaker who lost additional bookings (at several thousand dollars a pop) because he didn't bother to thank his benefactor. As RoAne says, "If you have time to receive help, favors, gifts, advice, you would be wise to make time to give acknowledgements". |
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My favorite section is chapter five, Paying Up Pays Off. Here, RoAne explains the fundamentals of reciprocity. Hint: when you use a favor, you owe a favor. Besides being the right thing to do, when you don't pay up word gets around. She also includes a few ways to keep track of your "markers". Frank, funny and filled with practical advice, The Secrets of Savvy Networking tells you how to go beyond making connections. RoAne explains the long-term process of developing mutually beneficial relationships. And that's what good networking is really all about. |
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Excerpt from Setting Effective Goals, How to Create Your Plan For Success
By Annette Richmond
Nearly everyone I know is afraid of doing something. If they’re not afraid of anything right now, at one time or another they have been. While the thing that gives you butterflies in your stomach may not be the same thing that makes me weak in the knees, there is always something. For some of us it’s giving a speech. For others it’s exchanging the security of one job for the uncertainness of a new position. Unfortunately, our fears can stop us from moving forward, if we let them. Read more
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10 Tips to make your trip a success
By Ann Baber & Lynne Waymon
What's so hard about going to a conference? You send in your registration, buy your plane ticket, pack your suitcase, and go Right?
Wrong. That's the way most people go to conventions. What you actually gain from a conference depends what you do to get the most out of the experience. Use these 10 tips to make this convention a valuable professional and personal experience. Read more
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Additional Articles New! -
When A Door Opens, Go Through It - By Barbara Bartlein RN
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ambassador Linda Tarr-Whelen who spoke at the Annual Reception of the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation. WWBIC is a nationally known business center with a primary focus on minorities, women and low-income individuals that provides access to capital and business education. Read more
Ask the Expert - We've corrected the technical problem with our mail system. Look for new expert answers in our next issue. To post your question visit Ask the Expert.
Networking - Change! Looking for a place to network with other women? A place to get support, share information and advice? Join our discussion group In Transition. To subscribe, send an email to InTransition-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Teleclasses/Workshops - Change! Our Intro to the MBTI is now available 24/7. We've converted this teleclass to a 5-part-workshop via autoresponder. Start this workshop today! Take our 5 Steps to Choosing the Right Career seminar anytime, day or night. For your convenience, we're now offering this class as a 5-part-seminar via autoresponder. Begin this seminar today! For more information on workshops visit our Tools section.
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