Many believe that the summer is not the best time to search for a job. While hiring is sometimes slow during the summer, it is a great time to build your professional network. These tips can help you authentically network during the summer to prepare for a future job search.

Networking is not to be covert. It is to be open, encouraging, exciting and empowering. Networking is a massive component to career management. However, you need to be acutely aware of some of the myths that pervade this important tool in your job search and career management toolbox.

While the dread of greeting new people is the top reason people avoid networking, ending conversations is also quite difficult. Do you dread networking because you find yourself trapped in conversations that last too long, or aren’t productive/relevant? It’s important to introduce yourself to multiple contacts at these events, but some discussions and some people […]

When you are at a networking event, are you pleased to meet Recruiters and Search Professionals? As an Executive and eMBA Coach, I strongly encourage my clients to make good connections with these hiring influencers, even when comfortably employed. Why? Because these professionals value long-lasting productive connections and work hard to place them when they […]

When you move to a new city, you often have to create a new network from scratch. Just as in homemade muffins, the results can be far superior to muffins from a mix or the networking you did in a city where you had instant connections through family and friends. Starting over can be intimidating, […]