Networking: Building a Dating Network

Let the term "networking" not so many years, but itself the concept of "useful" dating has been around for a long time: at all times business ties have been a powerful help in business. Well, this is understandable, because it is much easier and more convenient to cooperate with a friend than with a "dark horse".

Today, to become a network, you need to to study several basic principles building a network of business acquaintances. For example, it is very important to know with whom, where, when and how to get acquainted, to "get into the bull's eye".

Agree, You can not approach the first person you meet and start dating: you need at least about to imagine thatis a potentially "useful" business person. Therefore, networking experts distinguish several "circles" of acquaintances, among whom one should look for suitable candidates for building a network of business ties.

So, the first circle of acquaintances is your nearest environment. It can be relatives, friends, colleagues onwork, former classmates and classmates, fellow students, co-workers, etc. It is possible to include in this circle also all those with whom communication occurs outside the sphere of the main activity, for example, acquaintances in the sports section or in the club for interests.

The next circle of acquaintances is "familiar acquaintances". This fairly extensive circle should includeall friends of your acquaintances who, even theoretically, may be useful to you in the future. With such people it is necessary, if possible, to make a personal acquaintance, thereby increasing your chances to expand the network of business contacts that you are creating.

Every time getting acquainted with a new person, you increase the number of participants in your first circle. In doing so, you also get access to the first circle of acquaintances this man. Your network of contacts grows, and you gain more and more tangible weight in your close business circles: in business, people have always been able to appreciate people with broad business ties.

When the answer to the question of who to start dating with networking is clear, where exactly should one get acquainted: you can not literally right off the batintroduce myself to the right person in the middle of the street. For example, various professional clubs, corporate events, trainings, etc. are considered as the ideal places for establishing "useful" encounters.

How to get to know people when networking? Usually. So, sometimes it's quite easy to find a suitable excuse and enter into a dialogue, sometimes you can get acquainted through a third person, and in some cases, various presentations and presentations help to attract the attention of the right people.

In networking, making acquaintance, always it is important first of all to think what you can be useful to this person, and then think about your own profit. So networking can become a really good helper in your career growth and success in business.