1. Tell Your Talent, Not Your Title 2. Use a Vivid Example to Explain Your Job 3. Have Something To Give Contacts 4. Get Ready for a Networking Event 5. Benefit from Your Professional Association 6. Minimize the Risk of Helping You 7. Teach People To Trust You 8. What Is Networking Anyhow? 9. Who Is a Valuable Contact? 10. Reach Back To People You’ve Lost Touch With 11. Find Key Contacts 12. After Someone Provides Information. . . 13. When You Are Asking for Something, Be Prepared 14. Is Saying “Thanks” Enough? 15. Manage Your Career 16. Put Networking on Your Calendar 17. Make “Stay-in-Touch” Calls 18. Use Outcomes To Define Your Role 19. Know Your Networking Arenas 20. Network To Find Answers
21. Stand Out With Stories 22. Teach Contacts About You With Stories 23. Value Acquaintances 24. Cultivate Associates 25. Know the 6 Kinds of Networking Relationships 26. The Stronger Your Network, the Shorter Your Job Search 27. Avoid the Ho-Hum Conversation 28. Let People Hear Of You Before They Hear From You 29. Don’t Let Shyness Hold You Back 30. Turn Your Critic Into Your Coach 31. Assess Networking Organizations 32. Find Stories To Show Your Expertise 33. Organize Your Time at an Event 34. Speed Up Your Job Hunt 35. Cultivate a Job Hunter’s Mindset 36. Fill Up Your Job Hunting Calendar 37. Create Your Job Hunter’s Business Card 38. Expand Your Job Hunting Arenas 39. Come Up With Your Job Hunter’s Answer to “What Do You Do?” 40. Plan Job Hunting Process 41. Get Information Interviews 42. Give Generously 43. Say Thanks 44. Don’t Cross the Line in Asking For Advice 45. Don’t Whine 46. Avoid Hard-Sell Networking 47. Learn To Love Networking, Even If You’re an Introvert 48. Spend Time To Build Your Network 49. Understand Reciprocity 50. Go Off-line
