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1. Be your best self, as a person and a professional: connect with authenticity, interest, and helpfulness. 2. Reach out to people you know well first, expressing interest in them, their well-being, what they are doing that interests them. Be curious about any challenges they are encountering. Do you know anyone, have you read anything, that could help them? Could you? 3. Tell your family, friends, acquaintances, about what you do and want to do— you with examples of the kinds of projects you really enjoy — in terms they can understand and remember. That way, if they hear about someone who does something similar, they can connect you. Practice getting the highlights down to three or four sentences. Use it when people ask what’s been new with you, etc. 4. Join the conversation among people who do what you want to do. Follow leaders in your industry, thought leaders whose philosophy you share. Engage with them. Attend online conferences, learn, ask questions, express appreciation, follow up. Join industry groups and offer help and insight, or just ask good questions. 5. Further these with connection requests (with a note saying WHY you’d enjoy connecting!), emails or calls — ask for advice. Be the person in 1 - 4.

My tip is develop a strategic plan for your networking. What is your goal? People want to help you-but need to know how they can do it. Do you want to know more about a company? A career path? Make sure you can state your purpose in a few words.

Google has a cool offer if you want to start a nonprofit or small business. They are all mostly free software platforms but these will help you market yourself and connect to other people of interest. For example, I am starting a nonprofit support group in my small town ( costs nothing and is fully self supporting ). In this way, I can do what I am passionate about, receive free data and advertising, and above all, connect with more people in your field of choice. In saying all of this, this is how I am networking online during this pandemic and I hope it works. Any thoughts?

It's not pandemic specific, but I've given the playbook in this article to multiple friends who have landed jobs during COVID-19. 1. Set up time with a friend (start with close, easy ones) 2. Spend most of the time learning about them (to help you help them) 3. Ask them to point you in the right direction 4. Facilitate the connection with a forwardable email intro 5. Repeat until you find the right oppy The article lays it out in more detail: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/systematic-approach-getting-traction-work-search-without-walker/ Hope it helps! ??

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These are great pointers, thanks Andrew for the post ???? An element of networking that most folks overlook is their own contribution. What attributes can you offer others as part of this new relationship you seek? Are there any lessons you can share? Industry knowledge? Life hacks? If you can articulate your learned wisdom - say in social media posts, articles, blogs/vlogs, etc. - you'll likely have others seeking you for a connection. #GetHired #PersonalDevelopment #networking

I recently participated on a virtual hiring event that was coordinated by a regional workforce organization in my area. It led to a good connection with a target employer even though I learned they had already offered the position I applied for to someone else. The company representative gave me good insight into the organization; reviewed my resume and email and gave me prompt feedback. I will continue to participate in these virtual hiring events that include my target companies. It seems to me that recruiters and hiring managers are more accessible now than they have been previously through these virtual events. Even if it doesn't lead to a job right away, I believe the connections you make (and nurture) will be very valuable in the long run.

If you are trying to connect with someone online, tell us why you want to connect and how we can help each other. It beats the tired message of "I want to join your network".

Your network is your net worth. I believe social media plays a big part in our professional reputation and have a precise process for it: 1. fix a frequency and amount of time to comment, dm and post For example, daily, I comment for 30 min and take about 5 min to post. I dm one person from my network once a month (should I increase to once a week?) 2. comment on your feed On the top right, you can select "sort by: recent" instead of "top." You'll then see all posts, and not just a selection. I try to check my feed once a week (for 30 min.) 3. comment on your industry # Test out a few # and keep what's meaningful. You can also sort by top or recent. I read #remotework and #freelance because my clients are remote freelancers. 4. DM people It can be just "what have you been up to?" to an old colleague or "I loved what you posted yesterday!" after you read their post in your feed. You can also ask to have a short (~15 min) coffee break over zoom or ask a specific question. It's ok if they don't all reply. Some will and it'll be the start of great conversations :) 5. post You can document your everyday work or share a post you liked explaining why you liked it. With these, I believe we can build great networks :)