• 2015
    08/14

    Broaden Your Network! Networking Essentials

    <div class="ExternalClass9BC083C8B33944C4932EAB6BABFB89B0"><p>​<img src="/News/PublishingImages/Networking_News.jpg" class="ms-rtePosition-2" alt="Networking" style="margin&#58;5px;width&#58;150px;height&#58;209px;" />Start expanding your network with the help of Illinois workNet! Our latest webinar, featuring Dee Reinhardt with
    <a href="http&#58;//time2mrkt.com/" title="Time2Mrkt" target="_blank">Time2Mrkt</a>, gave participants tips and techniques on what to do before, during and after a networking event.<br></p><p>Robert Kiyosaki said &quot;The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work&quot;. How will you build your network?<br></p><p>
    <a href="https&#58;//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsO3lajkAAI" target="_blank" title="YouTube">Watch the recording</a> of our webinar to find out the following and more&#58;<br></p><ul><li>Be optimistic about how networking can help you in your job search or business goals.<br></li><li>Prepare in advance for a networking event&#58; </li><ul><li>Brush up your elevator speech.</li><li>Have plenty of business cards - and what to have on them.<br></li></ul><li>At the event, set a goal for what you want to accomplish&#58;</li><ul><li>Ask the &quot;right&quot; questions.</li><li>How do you introduce someone.</li></ul><li>After the event, do what you say and say what you do&#58;</li><ul><li>Add people to a CRM.</li><li>Get or stay in touch.</li></ul><li>At the follow-up meeting&#58;</li><ul><li>Share more detailed information.</li><li>Find out how can you mutually help each other.</li></ul></ul><p>Find out more networking resources available on Illinois workNet by linking here&#58;
    <a href="/UpdatesHelp/Pages/News.aspx?PostID=302" title="Networking Resources on Illinois workNet">www.illinoisworknet.com/networking</a>.</p><ul><li>Download the
    <a href="/DownloadPrint/Broaden%20Your%20Network_Final.pdf" title="Networking Essentials Presentation (PDF)" target="_blank">Networking Essentials Presentation (PDF)</a> and
    <a href="/DownloadPrint/YourBRANDDanceCard.docx.pdf" title="Your B.R.AN.D Handout (PDF)" target="_blank">Your B.R.AN.D Handout (PDF)</a>.<br></li><li>Watch the recording of the webinar below or on
    <a href="https&#58;//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsO3lajkAAI" title="YouTube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<br></li><li>Find the slides on
    <a href="http&#58;//www.slideshare.net/ILworkNet/broaden-your-network" title="SlideShare" target="_blank">SlideShare</a>.</li><li>Watch other recordings from
    <a href="https&#58;//www.youtube.com/user/illinoisworknet/" title="Illinois workNet on YouTube" target="_blank">Illinois workNet on YouTube</a>.</li></ul><p><iframe width="420" height="315" frameborder="0" src="https&#58;//www.youtube.com/embed/AsO3lajkAAI"></iframe>
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