Building better relationships for fun and profit

Tonight I had the wonderful privilege to speak at the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Job Search Ministry in Anderson Township, here in Cincinnati. They had approached me a few months ago and asked if I would come in and talk about effective networking.

When I think of effective networking, and the extent of my skill with it, I think of the book Never Eat Alone (affiliate link) by Keith Ferrazzi. As I mentioned in the talk, I had two different people recommend the book to me when I was in a job search back in 2006. I have since read the book two times over, and I’m in the middle of my third time. The book hasn’t changed; the person reading it has.

I structured my talk around the the before, during, and after – ongoing stages of building relationships, with twelve points taken from the book. I could have shared many more, but 12 was enough.

Below is the Slideshare of my presentation. If you’d like, you can download a PDF version.

Building better relationships for fun and profit

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Some other things I mentioned:

Crying while eating alone (video)
JibberJobber.com for personal relationship management
How I Got My Job, job search success stories podcast
Next Tuesday I’ll be sharing my own recent How I Got My Job story with the $timulus Networking group, which meets at 7 PM at the West Chester Barnes & Noble. The audience will ask me the questions I typically ask on the program! It will be recorded for release on the program.
Connect with me on LinkedIn – (be sure to mention where we know each other to make it more personal)
New Media Cincinnati social media networking group. Add yourself to the mailing list to be notified of upcoming events.

Keith Ferrazzi: Are Your Poor Listening Skills Hurting Your Career? (huffingtonpost.com)
Unemployment and Underemployment (jibberjobber.com)

[PHOTO CREDIT]: Steve Molloy

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Tags: IHM, JibberJobber.com, job search, Keith Ferrazzi, Networking, Never Eat Alone, relationships

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Job hunting comes to church. I love it.
Your approach sounds like a winner. I've been considering offering social networking seminars to our church and perhaps to other local churches. Free of course.
Never Eat Alone needs to be added to my Amazon list. I've yet to read it.
Thanks for sharing this inspiring post and some great tips.
Todd

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I’ve been thinking about this myself, too, Todd.

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