Communication And Networking Skills

Communication Skills and Networking

By Julianne Peters

Is Communication Important?

NACE:National Association of Colleges and Employers

2008 Survey

So far…we are Failing!In 3 general areas:• Communication Skills• Workplace Skills• Experience…

Specifically…

So…. Are You Ready?

Prepare Prepare Prepare!• Know Yourself

• Know what’s out there

• Know the company

Practice Practice Practice!

Network Network Network!1. Tell People You Already Know2. Join Something!3. Good Listening Skills4. If you know who’s going to be

there… Prepare!

Networking continued…• Lunch Panels• Topics on Tap• Volunteer Opportunities

• Career Mentorship Program

• Online Networking

The Informational Interview

• What is it?A reverse job interview

• What is it for?Gathering job/company/industry

informationNetworking

• How does it work?

References• “What employers want – what graduates lack.pdf.” NACE Research: Job

Outlook 2008. http://www.bhsu.edu/Portals/0/studentlife/careerServices/What%20employers%20want%20-%20what%20graduates%20lack.pdf.

• “Nace: Home”. http://www.naceweb.org/home.aspx• “Fuse Duluth”. www.fuseduluth.com• “About Us | LinkedIn – Public Relations”. http://press.linkedin.com/about

Credits• Image: “Goldfish jumping”. http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/goldfish-

bowls.jpg• Image: Glasbergen, Randy. “Cartoon: flying as a job skill”.

www.glasbergen.com. 2002. http://www.adrianoceliento.com/immagini/cv-skill.gif

Credits continued…• Table: “NACE Research: Job Outlook 2008”.

http://www.bhsu.edu/Portals/0/studentlife/careerServices/What%20employers%20want%20-%20what%20graduates%20lack.pdf

• Image: “internships”. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/internships.jpg• Image: “writing”.

http://static.open.salon.com/files/writing1228511911.gif• Image: “interviewing”.

http://janedoeceo.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/sales-job-interview-need-to-knows1.jpg

• Image: “socializing”. http://api.ning.com/files/f7xyFvs5lgOG-BCojFR6fibUEcG5iH42joeU06lCRFR6WcTvx3GtwYGYxtYAS6d3X0ZS5tbyVDUmHn*Ls-jz3zxp9k0iq2O4/networking_professionals.jpg

• Image: “How Not to Suck at Communication”. http://shop.thetroybookmakers.com/images/Picture%2011.png

Credits continued…• Image: “Post-it checklist”. http://www.optimum7.com/internet-

marketing/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ist2_4611428-note-with-completed-checklist.jpg

• Image: “Career Services logo”. http://careers.d.umn.edu/• Image: “Interview Stream logo”. http://umn.interviewstream.com/• Image: “Fuse Duluth logo”. http://www.fuseduluth.com/• Image: “College Connection logo”. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fuse-

Duluth/43675907969#!/photo.php?pid=2475734&id=43675907969• Image: “LinkedIn logo”. http://www.linkedin.com• Video: Howcast. How to Network; 1:49. YouTube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9VUqB7wQpY&feature=related (4/17/2010)