Networking for Introverts: Making Career Connections Count

The Voice of Job Seekers

If you’re an introvert or not, networking can be a challenge. If you are finding it difficult to navigate on or offline, then this show is for you. Welcome to episode 200 of the podcast!

My guest today is Karen Wickre, who wrote the newly released book, “Taking The Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count.”

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More about Karen:

Karen is the former editorial director for Twitter and has also worked for Google and Wired.com. She is a co-founder of Newsgeist, an annual unconference fostering new approaches to news.

Here are some highlights from the show:

• Do the number of connections matter for networking?
• Quality networking connections matter more than quantity
• Connecting with people who you define as quality
• It’s good to know why you’re connecting with someone
• Social networking rewards large numbers, but you’ll need to enhance your networking experience
• We discussed how to make the most of new connections on Linkedin
• Reading the summary of a person’s profile provide hints if this person offers a quality connection opportunity
• Is there value in the headline (how you describe yourself)?
• Weak ties (3rd or 4th connections) are often discarded, but potentially valuable

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