I Know Someone. What Now?: Understanding Networking Better for Career, Job Search, Interviewing and Salary Negotiation

We often hear that in order to find a job you must network. Suppose your network is quite limited. What now? This book will give you unconventional advice on how to expand your network for greater career success. Packed in this volume are 93 of Lavie Margolin's best and most helpful articles on effective networking for your career success. Articles include:- New life stages, new networking opportunities- Serving as a reference and keeping our colleague updated - Five reasons to value former employees of your 'dream' employer- Four reasons to network outside of your professional circle - When networking, timing is everything- Recruiters are the last people to ask for help - Five reasons why asking for help is asking for trouble - Can your core values withstand an earthquake? - Better your response rate when emailing executives - Checking in with your network- Ten steps to help a friend to network in a new city in under five minutes- Be the first (or at least be there) for your network - How mass emailing hurts your networking ability- Have your contacts invested in your success- When connecting, have a conversation if not a meeting - Finding people and contacting them directly- The New Etiquette- Texting - Too much follow-up can make someone regret helping - When to ask for help? On networking subtleties - Get an email from a contact? Don't wait too long to respond - Bad co-worker, better networker? - "Now what can I do for you?" Don't cash in those chips yet