Networking

Gender Armageddon and the Broken Women's Movement

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Naral Pro-Choice America, Second Wave Feminism, National Girlfriends Networking Day, Mentoring, Abortion Rights, Sex and the City, The New Agenda, Women in Leadership, HBO Girls, Kirsten Gillibrand, Networking, Politics News

I'll own it. The reason I'm mesmerized by the girls in Girls -- the hapless, aimless, tragic victims -- is because of guilt. We've let these young women down.

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Using Social Media Networking to Get Media Attention for Your Startup

Hulya Aksu | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Bootstrapping, Startups, Getting Media Coverage, Social Media Pr, Press Releases, Pr, Networking, Business News

Founders and CEOs of startups don't need to spend a fortune on a public relations firm or marketing companies when they are perfectly capable of doing a great job on their own.

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The Inexperience Advantage

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Personal Effectiveness, Networking, Managing Yourself, Job Advise, Youth, Inexperience, Career Tips, Success and Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

Instead of forging the impression of experience, I'd rather we turn the tables and use our inexperience as an advantage in the organizations we work for and the companies we start. In other words, we need to start playing to our strengths.

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Why Wall Street Loves This Gay Man

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Financial Services, Wall Street, Out on the Street, Gay Marriage, Networking, Marriage Equality, Business News

NEW YORK -- Todd Sears was just a little over a week into his first job on Wall Street more than a decade ago when his boss, a managing director, call...

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Creating the Change You Want in Your Career

Women & Co | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Career Advancement, Career Goals, Career Advice, Personal Development, Careers, Career Tips, Job Search, Career Change, Networking, Women Career Growth, Women News

This is not a race, it is your life and career, and you want to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

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The Networked Administrative Professional

Jasmine Freeman | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Professionalism, Networking, Business Networking, Business News

"It's not what you know but who you know that makes the difference." Have you heard that line before? It's true in the sense that the person who activ...

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What To Do When Someone Asks For A Favor

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Time Management, Personal Growth, Social Networking, Productivity, Communication, Networking Tips, Networking Business, Tips for Networking, Working Relationships, Gps-Soul, Favors, Emotional Intelligence, Networking, Healthy Living News

By qualifying those who ask for favors, you've designed a system that is both effective and efficient: You're quickly identifying those who most want your help, you're not ignoring or denying anyone, and importantly, you're preserving your own valuable time.

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Networking, Sorority Style: How Floating in College Helps You Network Now

The Levo League | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Leadership, The Levo League, Sorority, Fraternity, Techniques, Floating, Networking Events, Networking, Meeting New People, Networking Advice, Networking Tips, Networking in College, How to Network, College Networking, Women News

I was a member of a sorority in college, and sorority recruitment taught me all of the skills I needed to rock a networking event. Here are the top seven skills I learned in sorority recruitment and use in my career.

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The Power of Connections

Bishop Edgar L. Vann | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Detroit Impact, Rosie O'Grady, Personal Relationships, Friendships, Connections, Power of Connections, Detroit Around Town, Networking, Personal Connections, Detroit News

Every person has connections within the community, within their families, at school and at work, where there is some level of influence. What makes the difference among leaders is how connections are utilized.

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Would You Put Your Resume On Pinterest?

The Grindstone | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Social Media, Linkedin, Pinterest, Jobs, Careers, Resumes, Creative Networking, Networking, Women News

First there were paper resumes, then website resumes, and then LinkedIn resumes. And now it seems Pinterest resumes may be the next iteration in the e...

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5 Tips for Job-Hunting

Delia Lloyd | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Tips for Job-Hunting, Job-Hunting, Informational Interviews, Questions to Ask Once You Have a Job Offer, Deciding Whether to Take a Job, Networking, How to Answer a Job Ad, Money News

Back when I was towards the beginning of the job search process, I shared some job-hunting tips. But now that I'm on the other side -- offer in hand -- I have a bit more advice to impart from the trenches.

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Networking Commandments for New Grads

The Levo League | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Networking, Skype, Mentorship, Networking Advice, Social Media, Networking Tips, Informational Interviews, How to Find a Job, Job Search, Women News

The bad news: You have to start from scratch. The good news: You have to start from scratch.

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Sage Group CEO Says: Women Execs, Keep a Foot in the Door

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Female Leadership, Connected, Sheryl Sandberg, Ibm, Volunteering, Ceos, Careers, Marketing, Innovation, Facebook, Business, Technology, Networking, Silicon Valley, Money News

"If there's one thing I would say to women who are stepping out of the workforce, it's 'Keep a toe in. Just keep a toe in,'" advised Cara France, who should know. She's CEO of a firm that provides high-level marketing and business consultants.

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Networking for Real

Nelson Davis | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Business Cards, Media Company, Digital Era, Small Business, Communication Tools, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Networking Advice, Networking Tips, Networking Events, Business Contacts, Small Business News

Some people see a networking event simply as a hundred-yard dash to give and receive as many business cards as possible in one hour or less! And then they wonder why no meaningful connections have been made.

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Making Those Last Few Weeks at College Count

Adele Scheele | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Friendship, Graduation, Business, College, Networking, Job Market College Graduates, College Graduation, Alumni, College News

Graduation is just around the corner. Here are some gratifying things to take advantage of before you don your cap and gown.

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5 Reasons to Take Down the Elevator Pitch

Allison Graham | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Business Owners, Financial Advisers, Job Hunters, Pitch, Business, Elevator Pitch, Networking, Business News

People have actually gotten so tripped up on their own elevator pitch that they'll start over again and ask for a re-do mid conversation. How does that create the foundation for a trusting relationship?

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What if Goldman Sachs Was Run by 'Fiona' Blankfein?

Amy Siskind | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Gretchen Carlson, National Girlfriends Networking Day, Mentoring, The New Agenda, Kirsten Gillibrand, Networking, Gender Equality, Women in Politics, Women in Business, Gender Imbalance, Women News

The problem of gender imbalance is endemic and our leadership is failing us. Desperately failing us. And here's the startling fact behind the numbers: unless we take action, gender imbalance will only get worse!

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How To Get In On The Male-To-Male Networking

BuzzFeed | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Male Female Networking, Work Relationships, Male Networking, Uncomfortable Work Relationships, Women in Business, Work, Networking, Women News

If you are a woman in an industry where a lot of networking and actual work gets done during one-on-one lunches, coffees, drinks and other things that...

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This Is Not the Boss I Ordered

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Mentorship, Leadership, Unemployment, Boss, Social Networking, Professionalism, Corporate Sponsorship, Employment, Career Advice, Careers, Human Resources, Networking, Management, Control, Bad Bosses, Business News

Well-meaning individuals who land roles as leaders often make your work life hellish because as nice as they are (and some are not!), they are inept at leading. So what's a professional to do?

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5 Surprising Places To Find Your Next Job

SavySugar | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Getting Ahead, When to Network, Careers, Women in Business, Meeting People, Networking, Advancing-Your-Career, Women News

Whether you believe in fate or not, sometimes saying a few words to the stranger beside you can put you in touch with just the right people you need t...

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How To Cock-Up A Cocktail Conversation

Evan Bailyn | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Business, Personal Growth, Networking, Communication, Business Interactions, Elevator Pitch, Cocktail Conversation, Small Business News

Completely ruining your own conversational aims takes surprisingly little time. All you have to do is master one foolproof tactic: never, ever allow people a glimpse of who you really are.

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Killing the Competition With Hops and Barley -- My Discovery of Startup Crawls

Zachary Ehren | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Digital Media, Startups, Digital Companies, Technology Companies, Networking, Startup Crawl, San Francisco Startups, Pub Crawl, San Francisco Around Town, Bar Crawl, San Francisco News

For every company in the digital industry, there are hundreds of other shiny, young companies doing the same thing. They know they can provide the service and skills to accomplish a certain demand, but nobody knows who they are.

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Facebooking With Students?

Emily Wall | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Social Media, College Writing Class, Facebook and Education, Writing Course, College, Social Media Tips, University of Alaska Southeast, Facebook Friends, Networking, Using Facebook, College News

It becomes such a dreary task to fix someone's grammar, but if I know that student, if I know he was just dumped by his girlfriend yesterday and tonight he's getting a new tattoo, it's easier to write "comma splice" 30 times on a paper and not get mad.

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A Magician of Time

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Money, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Opportunities, Networking, Multi-Tasking, Business News

I don't have time for everything I want to do, but I'm still able to accomplish a lot. Because I embrace new experiences, it probably seems like I'm doing more than I actually am.

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How to Network in College

Her Campus | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: College, Networking, Job After You Graduation, College Job, Job Networking, Networking in College, Social Network, Job After College, Job Fairs, College News

It's important to remember that any situation could turn into networking, beyond just job fairs and school events. Therefore, it's important to always be prepared.

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