016 | How to become more confident about networking

Networking is an incredibly useful way of overcoming whatever career challenge you’re facing. If you feel a bit nervous about networking, or have been avoiding it because it feels uncomfortable, this episode of HR Coffee Time is here to help. In it, Fay shares 9 simple tips to help you become more confident about networking.

This is the third episode dedicated to networking. The first two episodes in the series are: episode 11, “Networking – the three most important networks for your career” and episode 15, “How networking can help your career.”

Key Points From This Episode

[01:08] The Essential HR Planner

[02:30] How to create a positive mindset when it comes to networking

[04:18] Remember small talk and the important role it plays in getting to know people

[05:39] What to do if you find it hard to think of small talk

[06:42] Formal industry events and how to build rapport

[09:37] Tips on remembering the details that someone has shared with you

[11:38] What to do at networking events if you are nervous

[13:07] Thinking about what you can give to others, rather than what you can take

[14:16] Organisational Psychologist Adam Grant’s idea of givers, takers and matchers explained

[20:43] Nurturing your network and building confidence about networking so you can ask for help when you need it

[21:29] How to follow up with someone who has helped you

[22:34] Finding ways to stay in touch with people in your network

[23:46] Ways to meet or catch up in a virtual world

[25:37] Using LinkedIn to change roles or careers and the concept of six degrees of separation

Useful Links From This Episode

• Review the HR Coffee Time podcast on Apple Podcasts
• Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
• The Bright Sky Career Coaching website
• The Essential HR Planner
• The ‘Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile’ online course

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If you're kind enough to leave a review, please do let Fay know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: fay@brightskycareercoaching.co.uk.

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