networking

Networking Mistakes–Not Meeting Enough People (VIDEO)

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Today, we discuss another of the mistakes people when networking.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

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Are you interested in executive job search coaching, leadership coaching or life coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

A Review of Intelligence Search Chrome Extension (VIDEO)

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Everyone is looking for ways to use social media effectively in a job search. Intelligence search is a Chrome extension to help you find people to network with on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

I apologize for the music. I thought I had it minimized.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

START YOUR 7 DAY FREE TRIAL TODAY

Connect with me on LinkedIn

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

Are you interested in executive job search coaching, leadership coaching or life coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

7 Ways to Bulk Up Your In-Person Networking

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People seem to be afraid of networking. They have many excuses to avoid it.

  1. We are connected on (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, the Mafia). Why do I actually have to speak with them?
  2. You want me to what??? Don’t you know I don’t do that!!!
  3. It will just be a meat market
  4. In-Person networking doesn’t work!
  5. I thought people stopped doing that in the last century!

Yet in-person networking remains vibrant today whether you are a small business owner, a job hunter or a member of some affinity group that brings people together.

Attending networking meetings provides increased exposure, knowledge, leads, suggestions and ideas to help you become more effective in your professional life.

The big mistake people make when they think of networking is that they think if they go one time, suddenly, the seas will part, the heavens will open up, their business or job leads will explode and it will be incredible.

Actually, no one expects it to be that way. They expect to attend a meeting and no one will talk to them, they will “hug the wall” and waste their time. And they will be right. After all, who wants to help someone they have met once. Who goes out of their way to help that person?

I will give you a clue. It is either everyone or no one. OK, you figured it out.

A woman I coached started to regularly attend networking meetings for her profession. A reliable senior manager, she felt stuck. “I like going home at the end of the day,”

“Who doesn’t,” I replied. “Your second job is finding a job and in your part of the country, you need to rebuild some of your relationships in order to have someone bring that next job to you. Wouldn’t you rather have that happen than apply online?

“Duh!”

Most people hate cold calling. Networking helps to create warm calls out of cold calls. Networking is like breathing is to your living. You can have a career but without it, your career will die off.

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Here are 7 things to do before you go to your next networking gathering.

  1. Bring business cards. If you don’t have them, order them. Don’t make them bland and boring. Let them have some personality.
  2. When you attend a networking meeting, be prepared to present yourself in 45 seconds TOPS! “My name is Jeff Altman. I coach people and organizations to play BIG and be more successful. I am trying to connect with people or businesses who need an extra set of eyes and ears on their situation—an ally who can help them now and for years to come. Again, my name is Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. Coaching you to play BIG!” 45 seconds.
  3. Bring a brochure, flyer or resume depending on whether you are arriving as a job hunter or business owner.
  4. Care about others and what they need. If you are only focused on yourself and your needs, you won’t create a relationship. Instead you will be seen as a taker. People give to people give. Give more; get more. In New York, we used to say people hate mooches.
  5. Wear a smile on your face and be friendly instead of making sure the wall remains upright. Trust me. The wall will remain upright without you leaning on it.
  6. Collect business cards from people you meet. Follow up with people after the gathering. “Hi! I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m the coach you met the other night at the meeting. Do you have time to speak now or would it be better if we scheduled time on another occasion? I want to get to know you and see how I might be able to help you.” Trust me. Almost everyone knows you will want to be helped, too. When you have the more in-depth conversation, be prepared to talk about who you might want to meet.
  7. If you decide to join the group, find a way to volunteer. In most cases, volunteering doesn’t take much time and it makes you visible to other members and attendees.

Networking will make a difference throughout your career, particularly when you don’t need to networking. Start meeting people and start getting out and about!

If You Like This Article Read Make Your LinkedIn Network Work For You

 

© The Big Game Hunter, Inc. Asheville, NC 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

START YOUR 7 DAY FREE TRIAL TODAY

Connect with me on LinkedIn

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Are you interested in executive job search coaching, leadership coaching or life coaching from me? Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

Meet Up with People to Network With | Job Search Radio

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EP 226 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter encourages you to look beyond LinkedIn with your networking efforts.

 

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JobSearchCoachingHQ.com is there to change that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

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Casting Your Net in All The Wrong Places

Casting Your Net in All The Wrong Places (VIDEO)

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So many people make this core networking mistake . . . it isn’t funny

 

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Is It OK To Ask People for Help in Your Job Search? (VIDEO)

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The simple answer is easy; the detailed question is more complicated.

 

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com changes that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

NOW WITH A 7 DAY FREE TRIAL

Connect with me on LinkedIn

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

If you are interested in 1 on 1 coaching, email me at JeffAltman(at)TheBigGameHunter.us 

Preparing for the Next One | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter encourages you to network and prepare yourself for the next recession now before you experience the crisis.

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Let’s have a quick and honest conversation with ourselves.  Right now, if you are like most people, you are working.  You are out there plugging along, doing your job well or trying to do your job well, and any thought about the economy and planning for your career future or long out of your mind.  If the wall, fear has disappeared from newspapers as layoffs have declined.

However, I want to point something out to you.  It’s obvious, but most people don’t think in these terms.  I do.

Here’s the thing I want to remind you of – – the next recession is on the way.  This isn’t a political statement. I don’t care about the politics of it.  The next recession is coming.  I don’t know when it is going to happen, you don’t know what is going to happen but a recession will come.

There has never been an easier time than now to build your brand, to start networking with people, to maintain connections and create an impression with people who hire, with people who recruit, that you are a leading individual.

There are many ways to do it.  If you follow my YouTube videos. You will see that there are things about keeping a resume up to date, taking steps to network, stay in touch with people who you have worked with or had a relationship with at one point or another.  A lot of stuff that will help you.

For now, my encouragement to you is don’t be an ostrich and pretend nothing is going to happen.  It may not happen for a while.  It may not happen for years, 2 years or 4 years.  It could happen in the next month.  He could happen in the next year.

You don’t want to be caught short with the network that is not in place, with a resume that is not up to date, with the LinkedIn profile that doesn’t do an adequate job of attracting people to you… There is a huge list of things, but for now just consider the things that I have mentioned to be of value.

Again, the recession is coming.  Now is the time you need to take action. Now is the time before you might be in crisis that you can prepare yourself for what is inevitable.

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Do you really think employers are trying to help you?

You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell you as much as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday.

The skills needed to find a job are different yet complement the skills needed to do a job.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a career coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com changes that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

Connect with me on LinkedIn

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

Networking Advice from “The Godfather”

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter channels the voice of Marlon Brando in, “The Godfather” to make a point about a mistake people make when they network.

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I met have a little fun today and offer job search tip in the process. The phone is going to be around the idea of job search lessons from “The Godfather.”

One of the best ones comes early in the movie when someone comes to the Godfather to ask for help… Marlon Brando adopts a look that is wonderful and teaches one of the best lessons of networking.

“You never even invite me to your house for a cup of coffee and now you ask me for a favor.”

What is he telling him? You only contact me when you need me; the rest of the time, I’m nothing to you. That’s how many job hunters go about networking. They go out there and repeatedly ask, “Can you help me? Can you help me? Can you help me?” The person that there networking with, that there reaching out to respond by thinking, “You never even invite me to your house for a cup of coffee and now you ask me for a favor. Like I’m supposed to do something for you something”

In other words, you are being selfish. You’re showing no consideration. No respect for the other person.

I don’t know how it is for you but I received calls from people every few years when they’re looking for job. If I call them and ask for help with the search I’m involved with, their responses not to return my phone call. Why should I help them?

“Your earn a fee.”

I can earn plenty of fees and I do. The question is, “How should I conduct myself?”

You want to work toward creating and building a relationship of trust where people want to help you. Just waiting until someone calls you up or you call someone, you can expect the same response that the Godfather gives, “You never even invite me to your house for a cup of coffee and now you ask me for a favor.”

Again, don’t be selfish. Don’t be a mooch. Treat your relationships well and they will be very happy to help you. That will take time but hopefully you can learn this lesson and don’t have to repeat it year in and year out, lurching from one desire the network with the person to another and, instead, making it a part of your life

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Do you think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell you as much as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday.

The skills needed to find a job are different yet complement the skills needed to do a job.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a career coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com changes that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

Connect with me on LinkedIn

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

The Most Important Reason to Network

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the most important reason you should be out networking.

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Today, I want to talk with you

about the most important reason you want to be doing networking.

There’s the most important reason why you should be doing networking, not just simply while you’re looking for job but after you are in a job, after you are settled in, why you should continue to network after you are onboard.

You won’t need much of a resume if you are doing great networking. Let me illustrate.

Often, when you’re sending out resumes, you have to tailor your resume to every single role and demonstrate a fit for the position because no one knows you. As a result, you have to “thread the needle” in order to get interviews.

Don’t believe me? How many resumes of people sending out for which they never get a response because in no way, shape or form to they fit the requirement.

What networking will allow you to do is to be slightly off target. It will allow you to overcome the objection someone will have where they say, “Gee, this person’s resume doesn’t look like it fits,” and allow someone who knows you to advocate for you and say, “Not the case. He does have this experience.” “She knows what she’s talking about on the subject. She is in a surround this.” “He knows this material called.”

In this way, you are able to overcome objections because you have an advocate for you. Having than advocate for you, not just simply from the referral perspective but from the vantage point of overcoming initial objections is a huge advantage for job hunters.

So I want to encourage you to build your network, support your network, work on building and enhancing a network after you join you next firm.

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Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday.

The skills needed to find a job are different yet complement the skills needed to do a job.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a career coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com is there to change that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

Connect with me on LinkedIn

Do More People Get Jobs From Networking or Job Ads (VIDEO)

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The question I received was, “to most people get jobs from networking or from job ads?” Let me give you the statistics.

Recruiters fill about 6% of all positions; job is filled about 15 to 20%. I combined the two numbers because recruiters sometimes use job ads to find people so it is just easier to combine them both. 26% are filled by job he has and recruiters.

How do the rest get filled? They get filled by networking. Here is an interesting addendum.

Most of you think of networking as the people you already know. However, there are folks your network knows that you don’t know. Statistics show that 70% of the positions the filled through networking , as a result of introductions to people that you did not know at the beginning of your job search.

Catch that one! Of the privately 70% of positions are filled by networking, 70% of them are filled by introductions the people that the job hunter did not know at the beginning of the search! Almost 50%!

Your goal is to network because that is really where most of the jobs are filled – – by creating relationships with people that you don’t currently know and by expanding the relationship with people that you do know.

Job ads are fine. I encourage people to work with recruiters and answer job ads. However, recruiters are not out there to help you. They are not going to be the source of the lead where they are not compensated. After all, who is a recruiter work for? There working for a company that is going to pay them.

My job is to create a venue for people to want to help you. That comes through networking.

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Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday.

The skills needed to find a job are different yet complement the skills needed to do a job.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a career coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com is there to change that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

Connect with me on LinkedIn http://bit.ly/thebiggamehunter