30 Days Networking Plan That will Change Your Life
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1. Write down your goals.
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2. Create a networking action plan.
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3. Tell someone.
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4. Find people for informational interviews.
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5. Block off time in your calendar each week to network.
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6. Make a list of people you have lost touch with.
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7. Make a 2x2 list (or a 4x4 list if you are very determined!) and contact these people.
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8. Do research on the people you don\'t know.
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9. Write out the questions you will ask during the informational interviews.
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10. Review your interview outfits.
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11. Research professional organizations and sign up for one this month.
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12. Go out to lunch with a co-worker, classmate or friend you don\'t know very well.
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13. Call a family member you haven\'t spoken to in a while.
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14. Follow companies you are interested in on LinkedIn and see how you are connected with employees.
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15. Update your LinkedIn page and ask for recommendations.
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16. Write in your journal about what you have learned so far.
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17. Go back to your college and find alumni contacts.
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18. Try a new social activity.
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19. Plan ahead for your 4x4 for next month.
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20. Plan ahead for your 4x4 for next month.
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21. Make a master list of all of your contacts.
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22. Send thank you letters. Follow up with everyone that you have met so far and thank them.
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23. Let your friends and family know your goals.
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24. Ask to have a meeting with your boss.
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25. Review your resume and make changes based on conversations you have had this month.
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26. Stay in touch with LinkedIn.
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27. Go to the library or bookstore and buy a book about networking.
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28. Wake-up 15-20 minutes earlier.
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29. Create a binder or folder on your computer with all of your networking documents and emails.
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30. Write down what you learned this month in your journal and CELEBRATE.