Take Control of Your Career

Kelly Hoey – Connect for Success

Episode Notes

Kelly Hoey is a networking expert and author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

In this episode Lauren and Kelly discuss:

• Investing in your own career development as well as building a network in your industry
• Differences between men and women’s network structure
• Relying on your network during a career change
• How to connect with and remind your network about the value that you add to an organization
• The best way to stay connected with your network when you are going about your daily life
• Networking mistakes
• Strategies in utilizing the various social media platforms for networking

Key takeaways:

• Taking risks in the form of new opportunities can be a great way to advance your career, especially if you have a strong network to fall back on in case things don’t work out.
• Men and women have different network structures, and both are important. Women typically use a narrow but deep network based on communication where they invest a lot of time in getting to know people, while men use a broad shallow network based on activity that doesn’t have same depth in getting to know people. 
• When creating a pitch, craft a short intro sentence followed by a pause to allow the other person to speak and say, “tell me more”. Focus on breaking up your information during delivery to allow the chance for dialogue/conversation.
• Be sure to follow up with people in your network that have offered mentoring/guidance; provide them with updates on your career journey so that they feel appreciated and so you can reach back out to them in the future, if needed.
• Continue to connect with your network periodically through posting/sharing information; commenting on other’s posts; remembering birthdays; sending holiday cards; etc.
• Think of online networking the same as in-person networking and use each based on context.

“By following up and following through, you are moving a relationship that might have been a one-and-done into a mentor relationship or strong sponsor situation.” – Kelly Hoey

“Realize that your daily life activities are part of your networking toolkit. If we only think of networking as an activity we pick up because we are in a job search, that can be very alienating to people if you only show up when you need something.” – Kelly Hoey

Reach out to Kelly at:

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/

Get the book, Build Your Dream Network here:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GleaFv

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenherring

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

ebook: https://amzn.to/3dk4Cy5