Career growth through online networking

1. Career growth through online networking Madhu Menon www.madmanweb.com www.shiokfood.com

2. The need for networking & PR • You need to stand out. Good products also need marketing to succeed. • HR departments filter out people • People with reputations get further • Recommendations carry more weight than just another resume • Gives you more negotiating strength

3. What is networking? • Not meeting random people • Not just getting people to help you • Not calling people when you want a job • Helping people • Doing things without keeping score • Being visible

4. Networking in the real world • How do you folks do it?

5. Online networking - objectives • Make people remember your name • Make people remember your job • Make people remember your skills • Let them have an image of you long before you ever walk into an interview

6. Online networking - means • The simplest – an email signature • What mine says • Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine Indiranagar, Bangalore Visit us @ http://www.shiokfood.comPhone: (080) 4116 1800 • Who you are, what you do, and where you work • Yes, even your place of work might put you ahead

7. Mailing lists • Stay very active on community mailing lists • Help as many people as you can • Don’t post stupid stuff • Do it without expecting payback • Don’t badmouth companies directly • Your peers and HR people both might hang out there

8. Blogs • Interviews and tests don’t give you time • Company NDAs often don’t allow you to post your work • Writing an intelligent blog builds reputation and credibility • You can create sample work even if you’re new to the business • People outside your work circle can see you

9. Online networking sites • Take you beyond just your field • Allow you to show personality • Might give you direct access to senior employees • You never know who might help you in the future • If nothing else, you might make friends

10. Business networking sites • Ryze – www.ryze.com • Bangalore network has 5000 members • LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com • OpenBC – www.openbc.com

11. To summarise… • You are a brand. Spend time to build it • Online networking is faster • Recommendations carry more weight • Networking takes time and effort • Known people get better offers

12. Question time • Shoot!