Tufts Alumni - Slides from Diane Darling

Networking for Career Success!

The Guide to Building (and sustaining) a Powerful

Network!

October 10, 2013

Who is Diane? §  Accidental entrepreneur – had success &

failure, been fired twice §  World traveler – 60 countries and all 7

continents §  Speaker – motivational, informative, fun! §  Press – WSJ, SF, Int’l Herald Trib

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Program format

§  Ask questions if something isn’t clear §  If you have a question, likely someone

else in the room does as well §  Case studies – practical, real world §  English not your first language §  This is your session ….!

Hidden Arrow?

Map Your Network

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YOU

Alumni

Family

Associations

CollegeGradExec edCamp

ImmediateIn-lawsExtended

Peer group

SportsSport

Sport

Strategic PartnersPartner #1Partner #2

Sport

HS

Work

Present job

Job #1Job #2Job #3

Special-interest Clubs

SportInvestment

ReadingWine

Colleague #1#2#3#4

SupervisorSupervisee

Former

BE WISE!ReligionGenderPolitics

ChamberTrade organizationLeads groupCharityService

Friends

Map your Network

YOU

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“Whether Report”

Event “Whether Report”

Event Evaluation

1.Host organization

2.Attendees

3.Networking

4.Speaker

5.Sponsors

6.Industry

4.1.Who4.2.Bio4.3.Available

5.1.Potential client5.2.Strategic partner5.3.Competitor

8.Company attendee

9.Networking buddy

7.Logistics

7.1.Location7.2.Price

7.3.Parking2.1.Prospects2.2.Clients2.3.Competitors2.4.Quality2.5.Quantity

10.Board members

3.1.Time3.2.Structured

11.Weather

12.Cameo

7.4.Time of day7.5.Function

14.Goal

13.Who invited you

Networking tools

§  CRM – BigContacts.com §  Evernote §  TimeBridge §  Followup.cc §  DropBox §  EmilyPost.com

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

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Thank you! Questions!

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