From the course: Identity Crisis: How to Realign Your Career with Your Life
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Identify valuable connections
From the course: Identity Crisis: How to Realign Your Career with Your Life
Identify valuable connections
- Your network is your net worth. A powerful and true statement from marketer Porter Gale. Let me explain. I was having dinner with a friend who was working for her dream company, Nike. So how did she accomplish this? She shared how she intentionally was looking for people who worked at Nike so she could work with them. She posted on Facebook and friends reached out to her. Then every time she came to visit family in Oregon, she went to the Nike campus to do informational interviews. She did not have a car and her dad drove her waiting in the cafeteria. The result, she got a job at Nike and five years later is still there. After this lesson, you'll be able to tap into your powerful network and connect with potential future colleagues while transitioning your career. First, look at your network. Identify where all your contacts are. Are they on your phone? LinkedIn, Facebook, Gmail? Maybe it's not centralized and it's in all of these. That's okay. Wherever they are, assess if any of…
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