Network to Get Hired: Your How-to-guide to Networking

Name: Network to Get Hired: Your How-to-guide to Networking
Rating: 4.1 (2 reviews)

How to brand yourself, leverage mentors, informational interviews & relationships. Featured in Fast Company.

Created byMerryn Roberts-Huntley: Made To Hire

Last updated 10/2023

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What you'll learn

How to build your personal brand while in school
How to build relationships with mentors who can help guide your career
How to handle networking situations to get the most out of them
How to turn an informational interview into a resume builder and ultimately a job
How to manage relationships before and after you get the job

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 1h 7m total length

Build Your Personal Brand While Still in School5:08
Build your personal brand while still in school by sending a quarterly personal newsletter to key contacts, sharing school updates and seeking input, tailored to each recipient.
Building a Mentor Relationships7:46
Discover how to build mentor relationships, find suitable mentors, and ask for guidance to advance your career, including setting touchpoints and forming a personal advisory board.
Informational Interviewing6:06
Learn how to secure informational interviews through your network, prepare with research and insightful questions, and follow up to build lasting professional connections.
Managing Relationships18:48
Master networking through relationship management to boost your career by aligning with your boss, peers, and direct reports, delivering clear communication, timely updates, and solution-focused collaboration.
Networking to Win14:53
Master networking to win by crafting a compelling 10-second or 30–60-second story, presenting yourself well, and using in-person events with LinkedIn to build a purposeful professional network.
Using Project Work to Build Your Resume7:44
Pitch project work to your network to boost your resume by doing work for free, delivering updates and a final presentation to gain an inside track on opportunities.
Bonus section: Networking on LinkedIn6:54
Optimize your LinkedIn profile with a clear headshot, tailored background, and compelling headline, then master concise messaging to recruiters. Learn to request brief chats and engage thoughtfully.

Requirements

A desire to accelerate your career
An open and confident mindset
Motivation to implement our proven tips and tricks into your professional life

Description

Do you want to meet more people, create relationships with people that matter, find a professional mentor that can help you accelerate your career and ultimately network to get hired? This course is the answer. Building your personal brand, getting mentors, turning informational interviews into jobs, and mastering how to network

Made To Hire: Network to Get Hired takes all the tips and tools it takes most people years to learn and condenses them so you become an expert at telling your story, networking like a pro and turning connections into interviews.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for you to learn to everything you need to know about networking:

how to build your personal brand while your're still in school
how to find a mentor and build that relationship
how to use informational interviews as a career accelerator
how to manage your professional relationships
how to network like a pro
how to turn your connections into resume builders
and much more!

I've spent the past two decades working with some of the largest brands in the world in the field of marketing strategy and business development. I also teach masters degree level business and personal marketing and am the author of the career coaching book called “Made to Hire: Market Yourself for the Career You Want”.

This course, which includes 6 videos, will be one of the most impactful investments you’ll ever make. I wish you the best in developing your number 1 tool, yourself.

Who this course is for:

Individuals interested in learning how to market themselves and improve their personal brand
Individuals entering the workforce and looking to standout in the interviewing process
Individuals changing careers and are looking for tools to ease the transition
Students looking to make the most of their educational investment and land their dream job right away