Networking Techniques

CEUs: 0.15   

“It’s not what you know but who you know.” That old cliché may annoy us, strike us as unfair, or seem outdated, but it remains true. In this interactive session you will learn about making and  maintaining contacts for personal and professional payoff.

Length: One 2-hour session

Instructor: Rasmussen

Who should attend: Anyone looking for a job or thinking of looking for a job and anyone who runs a program, manages a project, works with a board of directors, or has contact with the general public. In fact, anyone in the world of work could benefit from this concise two-hour review and practice of networking fundamentals.

Benefits:

• Increased career options and opportunities

• Greater knowledge base for problem solving and getting things done

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Explain the value of networking.

• Be more comfortable networking.

• Develop your own networking tracking system

• Design your own personal networking plan

Program Outline:

I. The principles of networking

II. The $ cost of networking

III. Methods for tracking and managing your contacts

IV. Personal experiences with  networking

V. Developing a personal six-month networking plan