Last week, we had Melanie Martin-Jones, Andrea Nameche and Mary B. Relotto come and talk to us about networking. When I first heard that we were talking about networking, I wasn't very interested in the topic. I am going to be a music teacher and so I didn't think that networking applied to me. I always thought of networking as something you did in the business world and so I assumed that it didn't apply to me. But when they started talking I realized that I was wrong. Kerry, who is also going into education, asked about whether or not networking applies to teachers and they explained to us that it did. They said how networking isn't just about being in charge of a company and trying to find new people to sell things to. It's about making a network of people that you can rely on when it comes to finding a job or getting a reference. They said how we need to find people who we can use to help us in our careers and people who we can help in their careers.
I also liked how they told us about how to talk to people. I liked how they gave us some ideas and tips when it comes to talking to people. Like how we shouldn't go straight to talking about business and give out our cards but instead talk to them about personal things that we can relate to. They explained to us how women are more likely to do business with you and be in your network if you make a personal connection with them which is interesting. I do think it's cool how men and women do business differently and how it takes different things to make them want to be in your network. Then they gave us tips about how to stay in touch with people. Like how you should try to and do face to face meetings too and not just ones through the phone or email. I like how business people of this generation still appreciate human contact and just don't want to do everything through technology. I prefer to be more personal because then I feel I'm being more real and genuine towards that person instead of just sending them an email.
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