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By Keith Ferrazzi One of the most common mistakes people make when building relationships for career success and revenue growth is treating business contacts differently than personal friends. Just think for a moment about the people you work with... More...

By: Chi Chi Okezie Speed networking is a growing trend among business professionals which is adding a punch to the everyday business agenda. Individuals and companies alike are taking advantage of this exploding trend and using it to grow professi... More...

By Karen Zastudil Networking, even to a seasoned professional, can seem intimidating or scary at times. The reason for this is due to the fact, that networking can be positive or negative! We don't often think of "negative" networking. Not knowing... More...

by Keith Ferrazzi Now that we're past the seasonal rush that seems to make our schedules so crazy from late November to New Year's Day, we should have plenty of time to act on our resolutions to "develop more meaningful relationships" in the new y... More...

By Sherrie A. Madia, PhD Adapted from her book, The Online Job Search Survival Guide If you're still using recruiters to find potential job candidates, it's time to join the 21st century and get on the social media train! Namely: LinkedIn. Linke... More...

by Keith Ferrazzi My new book -- Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time -- was recently released by Currency/Doubleday. In Never Eat Alone, I expose many secrets behind the success of so many accomplished people.... More...

By: Chi Chi Okezie Speed networking is a growing trend among business professionals which is adding a punch to the everyday business agenda. Individuals and companies alike are taking advantage of this exploding trend and using it to grow profess... More...

by Cesar Plata Networking for Fun and Profit Let's face it, giving speeches in public, writing articles, or doing anything else out of one's comfort zone, including networking, is not easy, comfortable and/or fun for many people. Just like anythi... More...

How to Cultivate A Network of Endless Referrals by Bob Burg No question about it; you provide one of the most valuable services imaginable. However, without an ongoing and ever-increasing number of new, quality prospects, you'll eventually run out o... More...

By Karen Zastudil Networking, even to a seasoned professional, can seem intimidating or scary at times. The reason for this is due to the fact, that networking can be positive or negative! We don't often think of "negative" networking. Not knowing... More...

Restaurant owners know that garnish is where the profit is. A sandwich on a plate - $3. Add chips - $4.50. A pickle and a sprig of parsley - $7.95. Good networkers understand the value of garnish too. It's those little in between times when we fin... More...

By Kevin Laws Last night, I spoke to a young entrepreneur who described a nice evening having drinks with a famous VC. The entrepreneur sent email the next day asking for positions at any of his portfolio companies. Much to his disappointment, the V... More...

by Amy Levin-Epstein Trying to squeeze business opportunity out of this economy is an arduous task at best. And as job numbers remain shakier than the Pacific Rim, the term "it's who you know" is more relevant than ever for career development. ... More...

Do You Need a Social Computing (Networking) Policy? Yes, you probably do. The last ten years has seen a revolution in how people communicate with each other. Social networking, which includes use of Internet forums, blogs, wikis, LinkedIn, F... More...

By Alan Matthews Get More Clients From Networking – Follow The Rules Of Dating. If you’re a business owner, you probably spend quite a lot of your time at networking events. In fact, it may be the main way you try to get new clients. But do you ev... More...

by Scott Allen Building and maintaining a good reputation is essential for any networking, but especially for online networking. It takes time to develop a solid reputation, but only an instant to lose it, so you must take care in how you particip... More...

by Kevin Donlin Networking -- everyone will tell you it's a great way to connect with employers. Yet, I get more questions and complaints from readers about networking than almost any other employment topic. Why is that? Here's an example. Russ... More...

Have you ever attended a networking event, collected a bunch of business cards, and when you go through them the next day, you can't remember who many of them are? Or try to think of someone you met and had a conversation with, but you can't remember... More...

by Rabison Shumba Networks and relationships will take you beyond where your salary (money), schooling (education) or smartness (intelligence) have taken you. Greatness is built through deliberate relationship formations (networking). The bigger y... More...

By: Karyn Greenstreet You’re not alone. Most people are uncomfortable walking into a roomful of strangers. But networking at business events can help you grow your business, as well as allow you to do hands-on marketing research. Learning to mingl... More...

by: Alan Matthews If you’re a business owner, you probably spend quite a lot of your time at networking events. In fact, it may be the main way you try to get new clients. But do you ever feel that you could get more from these meetings? Do you ac... More...

By: Buzzy Gordon With all the demands on our time made by our business, professional and personal lives, it is tempting to assign a lower priority to networking as an activity designed to meet new people. After all, we have so many commitments at ... More...

• Make your Twitter presence “employer-friendly” o Put your job pitch in your Twitter bio (which is 160 characters) o Use a professional looking avatar o Tweet about your job search More...

Read no further if you are not trying to promote your business. Read no more if you are not seeking financial backing or business contracts. Skip this article if you do not need to present your ideas, business plans, or political views to others effe... More...

One of the challenges of being in HR is that we have career goals and lifetime desires that have been put in abeyance or forfeited in order to climb the HR ladder of fulfillment and success. Sometimes those goals get set aside in deference to the one... More...

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Networking For Fun and Profit

How to Cultivate A Network of Endless Referrals

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Networking is Making Your Own Luck

Networking Without Looking Desperate: 5 Rules

Do You Need a Social Computing (Networking) Policy?

How to Survive Speed Networking

Online Business Networking Tip: Make the Right First Impression

Two ways to Network Smarter

The Importance of being Memorable

10 Essential Tips for Effective Networking

How to Make Most of a Business Networking Event

Get More Clients From Networking - Follow The Rules Of Dating!

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Using Twitter to get a job in 2010: Part I

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