hire education: learning to network
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This presentation was given to the BYU MBA Class of 2013 during its orientation week.TRANSCRIPT
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ONLINE NETWORKING
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The Social Media Revolution
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“SMALL ACTS LEAD TO GREAT CONSEQUENCES”Be Wise about How You Market Yourself
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Personal Social Media Networking
• Make a Plan– What will a social media presence do for you?
• Complete your social media profiles– LinkedIn– Facebook
• Schedule time to social network– Post regularly: once every day or two
• Post “real” items• Remember your audience• Use apps to monitor your brand
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Personal Social Media Networking
• Be searchable on Google Improve your SEO– Include key words you want associated with you– Update your pages regularly, especially LinkedIn– Link yourself to other relevant websites
• Pay attention to Social Media Blogs, Books, & Articles– Mashable.com– Netted.net– Socialnomics.net
• Your Website = Home Base– All info should flow here– Use appropriate video– Have a separate site for family/specialty information– Discriminate about what you make public
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Etiquette• Don’t complain…unless it’s REALLY funny• Be positive, but not fake• Be selective about whom you friend– Don’t be afraid to “unfriend” someone
• Don’t post anything that could get you fired– Don’t post that you’re looking for a new job until
you have an accepted job offer– Complaints about current company or its leaders
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LinkedIn• Complete your profile
– Get recommended
• Include a relevant and positive title– Not “Enthusiastic Job Seeker”
• If you need to speak with a 2nd Connection:– Find a mutual friend and
request an overture
• Consider upgrading your account for upgraded features (Starts at $40/month)
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BYU MBA Class of 2013
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• Keep updated• Add cool pictures
and posts that market you
• Participate with others
• Be present
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• Participate– If you see a tweet that
you like, respond to it
• Update Twitter when updating LinkedIn and Facebook.
• Use HootSuite or TweetDeck
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YouTube: Video Warehouse
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Other Social Media Networks
• MySpace• Google+• Four Square• Loopt• Yelp• StumbleUpon
• WordPress• BlogSpot• Wikipedia• Proust• Netted.net• Mashable
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5-minutes:Update
Social Media
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BYU MBA NETWORK
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The Factor
• MBA Network– Consult with the MBA Alumni Manager • Where do you want to live?• What do you want to do?
– Stay connected to your classmates• Get involved NOW
• Additional BYU Resources– Alumni Portal: Keep records updated– University Alumni Association
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CONTACTING ALUMNI VIA E-MAIL
Strategy 4
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Suggested Language
• If contacting an alumnus/a, identify yourself as a BYU MBA
• Mention a referral when possible• Get to the point immediately• Ask them for no more than 20
minutes • Talk or meet at their convenience• Prepare 5 to 10 specific questions
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Be Considerate of Their Time
• Average hourly base salary for an executive in Fortune 500 companies– $63/hour– Doesn’t include stock or bonuses–With stock and bonuses, up to
$375/hour
• REMEMBER, you are WORTH their time
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TECHNIQUES FOR THE INTERVIEW/MEETING
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“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” - Thomas Jefferson
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The Unspoken Communications
• Why do people hire whom they hire?– They hire those they like
• Pointers– Be 100% genuine– Eye contact– Listen– Genuine smile– Do not allow clothes or grooming get in
front of what you’re selling
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Don’t Allow Your Clothes or Grooming to Overshadow You
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Open Your Mouth• Share your most important points
first• Make connections & be creative• Be positive; Avoid desperation• Be humbly confident• Listen more than you talk• Take notes• Respect their time
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How Do You Hit a Golf Ball?
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Sherpa Practice