Networking

What is Networking?
Personal Network

15 Ways to Define Networking

What is Positive Networking?
Per Working the Pond co-author Gayle Hallgren: @http://www.bcjobs.ca/re/career-centre/career-tools/networking-tips/what-is-positive-networking

Building relationships by various ways that may include: (1) Connecting (introducing) someone you've met to another person that has something your new contact might need or could help them in some way (2) Offering to help another person with a task/project/volunteer event by contributing your skills and time (3) Making a newcomer to a group/committee/event feel welcome

How do I do it?
Networking Tips

10 Powerful Networking Questions

How do I Use Social Media to Network?

 * LinkedIn**

@https://sites.google.com/a/wisc.edu/softmoney/home-page/why-link
 * Why "Link"? The career importance of LinkedIn... and how to create a stellar profile ||

6 Steps to a More Marketable LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn for Students @https://university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students

UseTwitter to OptimizeYourFederalJobSearch (Tiffany Jane Brand, for Careers in Federal Libraries Group)
 * Twitter**


 * All Social Media**

Technology and the Job Search (Wisconsin Career Development Association, November 16, 2011)

Blogs/Articles
Professional Learning Network Plan

Books
Work the pond : use the power of positive networking to leap forward in work and life Rezac, Darcy,

Business Cards
(Where to order them while a graduate student--for networking at conferences, etc.) Most students either go the UW logo route and use student print: [|http://www.uc.wisc.edu/stationery-cards/card-faq.php#students] --although this can take a couple of weeks, so timing would be important, OR, students who want to do something more creative and/or faster use Vista Print at: []