Introduction

This book is a practical, step-by-step guide for creating, cultivating, and capitalizing on networking relationships and opportunities.

Updated from its first edition, Make Your Contacts Count now includes expanded advice on building social capital at work and in job hunting, as well as new case studies, examples, checklists, and questionnaires.

What You Will Discover

You will discover how to:

• draft a networking plan
• cultivate current contacts
• make the most of memberships
• effectively exchange business cards
• avoid the top ten networking turn-offs
• share anecdotes that convey character and competence
• transform your career with a networking makeover

Who Will Benefit

Job-seekers, career-changers, entrepreneurs, and others will find all the networking help they need to supercharge their careers and boost their bottom lines. Packed with valuable tools, Make Your Contacts Count offers a field-tested "Hello to Goodbye" system that takes you from entering a room, to making conversations flow, to following up.