Summary Sunday Networking and Starting a New Job

Summary Sunday Networking and Starting a New Job I love sharing ideas and content! As an introvert, finding ideas and content to share in my Summary Sunday post comes very easily to me!   I hope some of these golden nuggets help you with your job search and managing your career, no matter where you are in the journey! Yesterday, during my presentation on social media and reputation management, I proclaimed that Twitter is only stupid if you are following stupid people!   There is always great content to be found through great people. (Psst, this is a shot of the group yesterday!) I love Twitter, it is no secret. It has allowed me to meet other helpful and wonderful professionals! That is why I was so excited to go to the #140cuse event on Thursday. I was going to be able to learn from other social enthusiasts and meet in real life with people Ive been following on Twitter! In case you arent familiar with what #140conf is, this is what it is: The “State of NOW” / #140conf events provide a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business. Please follow us on twitter and join our community on Facebook. The schedule for the events are unique and fast paced. It was Jeff Pulver’s intention to provide a platform for as many people as possible to share their thoughts and engage in conversation with the attending delegates. You will find individual talks set to: 10 minutes; “Featured talks” 15 minutes and the various panel discussions are set for 10 to 20 minutes. Fast-paced. Innovative ideas. People with passion.   Thats what it delivers! You can check out the Twitter profiles of the speakers here! One of the speakers was Beth Beck (@BethBeck) from NASAyes, NASA is using social to connect to the real time web! Sitting in the front row with some friends from Rochester made for a great morning! But you need to know this about me..as an introvert, prolonged interaction with lots of strangers tends to send me into retreat.   If this happens to you too, this post will help provide you with some tips on how to improve your networking skills. 10 Tips to Help Introverts Successfully Network from Keppie Careers Here is a teaser to get you started: 1. Become a sleuth. Before attending in-person events, find out who else plans to attend. 2. Research several targets. It’s not stalking; many make a habit of Googling people they expect to meet before an in-person encounter. 3. Search for recent press. Have their organizations been in the news? What about the contacts themselves? How To Survive and Thrive in Your New Job [5 Useful Tactics] from The Undercover Recruiter Awesome Idea 1 â€" Be a savvy subordinate.   Brilliant Idea 2 â€" Be likeable and approachable. Grand Idea 3 â€" Be open to making mistakes. Youll have to go read the post for the full explanation! If you want to catch everything a tweet, follow me on twitter @careersherpa If you are still an email news junkie, Subscribe to Career Sherpa: Guide for Lifetime Career Navigation by Email If you dont want to be overwhelmed but still want job search and career management news, you can get my monthly newsletter, News You Can Use.