Question:
How can networking relationships contribute to career success?
- They enable you to gain a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of your work
- They provide insights, clarity, and encouragement to support your career growth
- They challenge your thinking, leading to deeper insights and greater understanding of how to reach your professional goals
- They give you access to individuals who can provide technical advice or assistance
Question
: Which best practices could you employ to build your network of connections?
- Joining a local professional group that has rigid membership criteria and monthly meetings with pre-set agendas
- Engaging in virtual meetings with existing contacts to exchange ideas and generally catch up
- Working to build trust online by ensuring consistency in your profile and comments across different platforms
- Making sure to always respond to introductions to new people sent by your existing contacts
Question
: A business network must be attended to and maintained, or it risks withering away.
Match actions to the appropriate strategies for maintaining a business network.
- Be generous with your contacts - Leaving regular, relevant comments on contacts' social media posts and liking their posts - Like your contacts' social media posts and offer to meet if they need advice on anything
- Form a networking group with like-minded contacts - Creating a support group of contacts working in similar roles so members can connect, share ideas, and collaborate - Select a group of contacts and invite them to participate in a group for sharing ideas and collaborating
- Organize your contacts - Placing your contacts into groups according to the relationship's strength, importance, and potential to help you achieve your goals - Go through your list of contacts and group them based on how often you want to keep in touch with them
- Make sure to stay in touch - Using social media to maintain regular contact with a number of contacts located in different countries and time zones - Schedule a virtual meeting to check in with your connections and get updates
Question
: Which key practices can help you attract new and diverse network connections?
- Treating potential contacts with sincerity and politeness, conveying genuine interest
- Using your social networking profile and general online presence to cultivate connections with people you haven't met yet
- Being open to connecting with people of all ranks and hierarchical levels
- Developing an online relationship with a trusted colleague, even though you've never met in person
Question
: How can you build rapport with new network contacts?
- Maintain good communication habits and be open and approachable after meeting someone for the first time
- Use a new contact's social media profiles to find out about their interests and discern what stands out about them
- Participate actively in virtual conferences and events, including smaller breakout rooms and more focused sessions
- Upon meeting a new contact, steer the conversation, beginning with a short but interesting opening pitch
Question
:
What are the best practices for attracting new and diverse network connections?
- Giving your full attention, asking genuine questions, and contributing your own thoughts and experiences in conversations with new contacts
- Using technology to identify and connect with people from across the world and in diverse sectors
- Participating in conferences and networking events to meet new people you wouldn't otherwise have encountered
- Finding a mentor, in person or online, who can give advice and support you in challenging situations
Question
: Which actions demonstrate best practices for building networking connections?
- You create an online profile with a professional photo and a description of your work
- You write a warm, personal e-mail to thank an existing contact for introducing you to a new contact
- You make sure to regularly engage with contacts within your network
- You join an online networking group that's specifically for professionals within your sector looking to exchange ideas
Question
: How can network relationships help you succeed at work?
- By exposing you to new perspectives that challenge your current views and thinking
- By providing the support you need for career growth\
- By providing empathy and psychological support during difficult situations
- By introducing you to people who can coach you through difficult tasks
Question
: Which strategies will help you build rapport with new network contacts?
- Get to know new contacts better by reading their social media profiles and comments
- Reach out and interact virtually by actively participating in virtual conferences and events
- Make your interaction memorable by maintaining an open, welcoming, and approachable demeanor
- Start the interaction with an impactful introduction and then steer the conversation
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