Be a Fisher Person

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Wear a nametag to network

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Have

business

cards

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Get the shake right

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Don’t be…

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…

What are you working on?

How’s your company doing?

Don’t ask for a job.

Ask for a follow-up meeting

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Bring something of value

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After, promise to return something

Volunteerism

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Maybe you had a sense it was coming …

And then it hit …

So … Now What???

It’s time to swim …

It’s Time to Network

Your Network is Your Net Worth Tim Sanders

• “

• You are the same today you’ll be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read."

Charlie "Tremendous" Jones

“Experience will not save you in hard times, nor will hard work or talent. If you need a job, money, advice, help, hope, or a means to make a sale, there’s only one surefire, fail-safe place to find them – within your extended circle of friends and associates.”

Some 80% of available jobs are never advertised, and over half of all employees obtain their jobs through networking. The most important component of a successful job search is your network, consisting of friends, family, neighbors, acquaintances, teachers, and coworkers.

• micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets.(140 characters)

• Users can join social networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves.

• a business-oriented social networking site founded in December 2002. 40+ million registered users, spanning 170 industries.

The power of three degrees

First 5 years In the last yearMembers 22,000,000 40,000,000+User Groups 50,000+ 300,000+Languages 1 4Applications 0 11Answers 1,000,000 2,000,000+

Building your LinkedIn network in 3 steps

1. Upload the contacts from your email program to LinkedIn.

2. Connect with (old) colleagues and (old) classmates using LinkedIn tools.

3. Join the Groups which are in line with your goals.

Basic Tips for your Profile

• 1. Use a neutral picture (only a headshot with a gentle smile!) and no holiday picture!

Basic Tips for your Profile

• 2. Your “Professional Headline” is very important, use words that show what you are looking for and that invite people to click on

• 3. Always use the “I” form and not the “he” or “she” form

• Susan Boyle • Michael Jordan

Business futurist Charles Handy said “The way you make sense of the future, in organizations, in societies, and in your own life, is by taking charge of your future, not by responding to it.”

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And then it hit … So … Now What??? The power of three degrees Building your LinkedIn network in 3 steps Basic Tips for your Profile Basic Tips for your Profile You are YOUR Brand