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7 Reasons Why Your Job Networking Doesn't Work


Job networking's common pitfalls


This guest post was written by David Couper. You can find the original source article on selfgrowth.com







     



1. Not doing your research. 



- Make sure you know who will help you and why. Understand your business and how it works. Research which are the companies that you want to work with and which are the ones that you don't. If you don’t you run the risk of blowing the job.

- I called someone without researching their company only to find that they didn't work in Europe like I thought they did. So my pitch about my European background was wasted.



2. Networking with the wrong people.



- A Career Fair may be a great place for some people looking for a job but not always. A lawyer I know wasted an afternoon meeting with fast-food providers looking for entry-level staff. She didn't want to learn to flip!

- If you are an actor the best place to get a job is hanging out with other actors but with buyers - producers and directors. Hang out for support but not for opportunities.

- Watch out for scams, opportunists and ne-er-do-wells. Don't pay for a networking opportunity unless you have checked it out and got some good feedback. Be smart!



3. Not being clear why you are there. 



- Do you want information?

- Do you want names?

- Do you want job leads?

- Do you want to get free food?

Make sure you have a purpose and stick to it.







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