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IS JOINING US... TO TALK ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF "EFFECTIVE
NETWORKING"... IT'S AN
INTERVIEW ANY OF YOU ON THE HUNT
FOR THAT DREAM JOB.. WON'T WANT
YOUNG LADY.
MIKE CASTELLUCCI>>YES.
ALEXIS>>TODAY WE ARE TALKING
EFFECTIVE NETWORKING.
ALEXIS>>I THINK OF SOCIAL
NETWORKING.
GUEST>>I'M TALKING ABOUT TALKING
TO HUMAN BEINGS. LEARNING ABOUT
PEOPLE.
ALEXIS>>THAT IS IN AN EFFORT
TO LAND A JBO WITHOUT SENDING
A RESUME.
GUEST>>THIS ECONOMY IS GOING TO
STAY HERE ANOTHER 4-5 YEARS. SO
YOUR JOBS ARE ABOUT NETWORKING.
WHO YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS
ETHING. THERE ARE PEOPLE
HAVE REACHED OUT TO PEOPLE.
ALEXIS>>I THINK FOR MOST PEOPLE
THE DIFFICULT PART IS FEELING
COMFORTABLE ABOUT BEING PART OF
CONVERSATION.
>>YES. AND IF THE ROLES WERE
REVERSED THEY'D ASK YOU FOR
IN A MONTH THE TABLES
COULD TURN ENTIRELY. YOU ARE
TALKING AS A PROFESSIONAL.
PEOPLE WANT TO BE HELPFUL.
ALEXIS>>IS THIS WHEN YOU DO YOUR
30 SECOND ELEVATOR SPEEC?
GUEST>>THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE
REALLY ASKING FOR A JOBBUT
YOU ARE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT
IT IS LIKE WORKING IN THE
FINANCIAL FIELD. THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION
INTERVIEW. YOU HAVE TO BE
COMFORTABLE.
ALEXIS>>ONCE YOU DO THAT THE
FOLLOW THROUGH IS I
PORTANT.
GUEST>>YOU WILL STUMBLE A FEW
TIMES. AND SOME POEPLE ARE MORE
AWKWARD. A ND LOOK FOR
ND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO
PAY IT FORWARD.
ALEXIS>>DO YOU HAVE ADVICE ON
WHER EYOU CAN GO TO?
GUEST>>ONE WAY IS SOCIAL
NETWORK. DOES ANYONE KNOW
ANYONE WHO WORKS AT QUALCOMM?
AND I'D LOVE TO CHAT WITH THEM
AND COME BY FOR COFFEE. JUST
SENDING OUT HUNDREDS OF RESUMES
NOT GOING TO HELP.
ALEXIS>>IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM
CHURCH TO THE GROCERY STORE.
GUEST>>THAT'S MY FAVORITE
BECAUSE YOU CAN TALK
Y AND OTHER THINGS.
ALEXIS>>AND KEEP A CARD
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE