Contacts Count

• How do you tap into the power of networking?
• What do the best networkers do and say?
• What skills must you master to build your social capital?

Our 40-item, on-line "quiz" measures your skill in building relationships. This Networking Competency Assessment© (NCA) was designed by thought leaders Anne Baber & Lynne Waymon, co-authors of Make Your Contacts Count (AMACOM, 2^nd edition). The NCA is based on their 20 years of work with clients large and small, in corporate, government, association, and university settings.

What you get when you (and your employees, members or students) take the NCA:

1. The big picture. As you read the questions and review your results, you’ll see what networking is all about.
2. A detailed profile and complete analysis. Find out how your skills stack up in 8 areas of networking competency.
3. A road map. You’ll know which skills you need to learn next, so you can use networking to get the job done, get up to speed in a new job fast, get ahead, get the business, get behind organizational initiatives, and get the most out of conferences and meetings.

Two ways to get the Networking Competency Assessment

The NCA is great for programs in Leadership Development, Mentoring, Business Development, Sales, Diversity, Employee Development, and Career Development.  Or offer it to all of your conference attendees, employees, members, or students.

We’ll need 3 things from you to set up the NCA for your group:

1. An Excel spread sheet listing the email addresses of all who will take the NCA in column A, the first names in column B, and the last names in column C.  The vendor who handles the administration of our Assessment will send an invitation email to everyone telling them how to access their NCA on the Start Date.
2. A Start Date and an End Date during which the NCA will be “open” for your group.
3. The name of your group or the title of your program.  This will appear on the Results page of each person’s Assessment.

What are the benefits of taking the NCA?

The NCA measures mastery of networking skills necessary for business and career success. When you see your Results, two things happen:

• Your view of the crucial role that networking skills play in the workplace will be greatly expanded.
• You’ll use the Results (including tips, tools, and strategies for each of the 40 items) to decide which of The 8 Networking Competencies to focus on developing next.