Building Highly Valuable Lasting Professional Networks.
The task of developing and growing as a professional is so crucial. And Countless instances have shown that having a good professional network makes career development and growth a lot easier.
Lots of jobs are got through referrals, introduction, recommendation and it’s no longer news that some job vacancies are never published by companies. But such posts get filled. How does that happen?
You know the answer. The slots are offered to persons recommended by other persons—persons referred by their friends, by their bosses by their former colleagues, by their former classmates, ..., by someone they met online and really built an interesting relationship with
What then do you need to do to take advantage of all the opportunities that networking can offer to you?
Do MIMFA
Yeah! That's right. Do:
- Meet/ Connect------------------[M]
- Impress--------------------------- [I]
- Explore “Mutual-Interests”---[M]
- Follow-up---- ----------------------------------[F]
- Associate ------------------------[A]
Meet/ Connect: Discover those persons who can support you to become a better version of yourself. If you can’t meet in person, or in networking events, connect with them on social media. Doing all three is allowed. But that’s just the first step.
Impress: Why is connecting with your prospect important to you? What is it about you, will make the prospect to find you interesting? What are the general topics that may be interesting? Answers to these will guide you on how to make good impression.
Explore Mutual-Interests: Making first impression becomes easier when you do learn about the prospect, noting what he/she does or has done that you like.
Follow-up: If you want quick results, you’ll check back from time to time till you get what you want. But there’s no guarantee at this stage.
Associate: To move from being a stranger to being someone whose name is known, someone who always comes around to show support, to offer useful suggestion, etc is really a way of building lasting very useful connection. And it guarantees getting valuable returns.
I call it the Art of Building Highly Valuable Lasting professional networks. It’s a discovery made from commitment to identifying, understanding and applying what will help me to build the kind of relationships that support my career vision and support my connections.
Smatkaria has a full sessions covering professional networking based on MIMFA strategy, and offers you all you need to secure the the future of your career through building good professional relationships.
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