Some Networking Facts

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Center for Career Services, University of
Washington, Seattle
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Some Networking Facts

• About 70 of all jobs are found through
  networking
• Anyone you want to meet is only 4-5 people away
  from you
• Most people one meets have at least 250 contacts
• A referral generates 80 more results than a cold
  call

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Recommended reading

• Dig your well before you are thirsty
• Harvey Mackay
• Power Networking ñ 55 secrets for personal and
  professional success
• Donna Fisher and Sandy Vilas

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• Creating relationships whereby you can help
  others achieve their goals, which in turn will
  help you achieve yours
• Ralph Hayes, President, Data Voice Technologies
• Networking is people connecting with people,
  linking ideas and resources
• Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps, The
  Networking Book
• If you want to be prosperous for a year, grow
  grain.
• If you want to be prosperous for ten years,
  grow trees.
• If you want to be prosperous for a lifetime,
  grow people
• - Proverb

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Networking

• Establish and maintain effective contacts
• Diverse set of contacts
• Using these contacts to perform better
• Discussion and Advice
• Mentoring
• Referrals
• Enrichment in the work experience

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Opportunities to network

• Meetings
• Conferences
• Alumni groups / activities
• Professional Organizations
• Former students
• Social events
• Volunteer work, hobby groups

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Overlooked Networking Skills

• Listening
• Being committed to the success of others in the
  network
• Giving more than you get
• Nurturing ones network
• Updates, news, questions, results
• Politeness

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Panel Discussion

• Dr. Joy Pauschke, NSF
• Dr. Jeff Bonadio, University of Washington
• John E Harder III, University of Michigan
• Csanad M Varga, MIT
• Andrea Messer, University of Hawaii