Showing posts with label Networking for Graduates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Networking for Graduates. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Book For College Graduates Looking For Jobs
(Can't see the above video? Here is the link: http://youtu.be/jIv3sLK2uzg)
College seniors are getting ready to launch into the workforce, but many have never been taught how to make, grow and keep the business relationships that will ensure a long-term and successful career.
"Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" (by Anne Brown and Thom Singer, New Year Publishing 2010) is now available on Kindle.
If you are about to graduate, or know someone who is just entering their work life.... this is a great book to help anyone realize the power of business relationships.
Looking for a graduation gift? This book will make a wonderful gift for any grad!
Available at Amazon.com and other book retailers online and in the real world.
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates - Now Available on Kindle and other Digital Formats
College seniors are getting ready to launch into the workforce, but many are never taught how to make, grow and keep the business relationships that will ensure a long-term and successful career.
"Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" (by Anne Brown and Thom Singer, New Year Publishing 2010) is now available on Kindle.
If you are about to graduate, or know someone who is just entering their work life.... this is a great book to help anyone realize the power of business relationships.
Looking for a graduation gift? This book will make a wonderful gift for any grad!
Available at Amazon.com and other book retailers online and in the real world.
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
"Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" (by Anne Brown and Thom Singer, New Year Publishing 2010) is now available on Kindle.
If you are about to graduate, or know someone who is just entering their work life.... this is a great book to help anyone realize the power of business relationships.
Looking for a graduation gift? This book will make a wonderful gift for any grad!
Available at Amazon.com and other book retailers online and in the real world.
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Networking And The College Student - Sophomore Year Experience (SYE)
When it comes to networking and college students there is a lot of attention placed on seniors and freshmen.
Obviously seniors are looking for jobs.... and thus the focus on networking makes sense. Career centers work hard to try to teach soon-to-be graduates about how to position themselves for getting that first job.
Freshmen are a centerpiece of the development money invested by universities because they are new to the school and studies show that those that create solid friendships in the first semester are more likely to remain enrolled. There are entire programs built around "First Year Experience" (also known as FYE) to help these students transition into their college life.
But the "Sophomore Year Experience" (SYE) can be pivotal in creating the habits that lead these young adults toward establishing long-term and mutually beneficial relationships. Showing up to as a freshman can mean living in a dorm, having many scheduled activities and people around all the time. Friends all live together on the same floor, but the next year can mean putting in extra effort to keep friendships active.
At any age it is easy for people to drift apart from each other, but sophomore year can be the first experience living in an apartment, commuting to campus, and more than a year removed from high school friends. Facebook contacts without ongoing dialogue is not a network, and sophomores can find themselves slipping through the cracks. Social media can be helpful, but often is more of a facade to the real friendships that people need to succeed.
When I speak to college students I find it can be the sophomores who need to most help with relationships. By their junior year their friendships are often solid, and it is harder to change the habits created in cultivating connections. Life-long bonds are common for those who attend college together, but some people need help in learning how to creating meaningful connections.
More colleges and universities are realizing the importance of teaching their students to network. Recruiting brochures tout the power of the alumni network, but few are ever taught how to capitalize on the opportunities presented by being a college student. Too many students get lost in the crowd.
I spoke recently to a "Young Professionals Organization" and found these career-minded twenty-somethings actively taking notes and asking questions. Many had an "Ah-Ha" look on their faces as I explained how networking really worked. Misconceptions stripped away, the group was excited to attend future networking events, instead of grimacing at the thought. One women queried why "networking skills" were never taught at her college. She was mad that her expensive education left out this powerful part of her success toolbox.
I had a group of residence hall directors tell me that it is the sophomore year that can mean the most in the success of many students, and that smart schools are going beyond their "First Year Experience" investments and embracing the educational programs for the "Second Year Experience". Makes sense to me!
When sophomores are engaged in cultivating friendships they are making contacts that can bring opportunities to them throughout their lives. The sooner one begins establishing habits of making people a priority, the sooner they will reap the benefits that come from having a strong network.
Waiting until senior year can be too late!
How about you.... at what point in college did you make and cement the most important contacts from your college years?
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
"Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" is available at Amazon.com
Obviously seniors are looking for jobs.... and thus the focus on networking makes sense. Career centers work hard to try to teach soon-to-be graduates about how to position themselves for getting that first job.
Freshmen are a centerpiece of the development money invested by universities because they are new to the school and studies show that those that create solid friendships in the first semester are more likely to remain enrolled. There are entire programs built around "First Year Experience" (also known as FYE) to help these students transition into their college life.
But the "Sophomore Year Experience" (SYE) can be pivotal in creating the habits that lead these young adults toward establishing long-term and mutually beneficial relationships. Showing up to as a freshman can mean living in a dorm, having many scheduled activities and people around all the time. Friends all live together on the same floor, but the next year can mean putting in extra effort to keep friendships active.
At any age it is easy for people to drift apart from each other, but sophomore year can be the first experience living in an apartment, commuting to campus, and more than a year removed from high school friends. Facebook contacts without ongoing dialogue is not a network, and sophomores can find themselves slipping through the cracks. Social media can be helpful, but often is more of a facade to the real friendships that people need to succeed.
When I speak to college students I find it can be the sophomores who need to most help with relationships. By their junior year their friendships are often solid, and it is harder to change the habits created in cultivating connections. Life-long bonds are common for those who attend college together, but some people need help in learning how to creating meaningful connections.
More colleges and universities are realizing the importance of teaching their students to network. Recruiting brochures tout the power of the alumni network, but few are ever taught how to capitalize on the opportunities presented by being a college student. Too many students get lost in the crowd.
I spoke recently to a "Young Professionals Organization" and found these career-minded twenty-somethings actively taking notes and asking questions. Many had an "Ah-Ha" look on their faces as I explained how networking really worked. Misconceptions stripped away, the group was excited to attend future networking events, instead of grimacing at the thought. One women queried why "networking skills" were never taught at her college. She was mad that her expensive education left out this powerful part of her success toolbox.
I had a group of residence hall directors tell me that it is the sophomore year that can mean the most in the success of many students, and that smart schools are going beyond their "First Year Experience" investments and embracing the educational programs for the "Second Year Experience". Makes sense to me!
When sophomores are engaged in cultivating friendships they are making contacts that can bring opportunities to them throughout their lives. The sooner one begins establishing habits of making people a priority, the sooner they will reap the benefits that come from having a strong network.
Waiting until senior year can be too late!
How about you.... at what point in college did you make and cement the most important contacts from your college years?
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
"Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" is available at Amazon.com
Friday, July 23, 2010
Recent College Graduates Looking For A Job - The Answers To Employment and Career Success Are Closer Than You Think!
The power of business relationships and networking are not a mystery. If you are in college or a recent graduate you should read "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" (New Year Publishing, 2010).
Establishing the foundation for a lifetime of mutually beneficial relationships with other professionals who seek to help each other succeed is key to your career. This book by Anne Brown and myself will make it all easier.
Do not wake up one day at 40 years old and say "Oh Shoot, I should have done this 20 years ago".
Available NOW at Amazon.com
Have A Great Day
thom
PS - Do you like this video? Are you an author looking to create something similar to promote your book?
Contact Paul Durban at Blazonfire. I went to high school with Paul over twenty years ago. This is proof that this networking stuff works, as when you keep in touch, the right people with the right skills show up when you need them!
Establishing the foundation for a lifetime of mutually beneficial relationships with other professionals who seek to help each other succeed is key to your career. This book by Anne Brown and myself will make it all easier.
Do not wake up one day at 40 years old and say "Oh Shoot, I should have done this 20 years ago".
Available NOW at Amazon.com
Have A Great Day
thom
PS - Do you like this video? Are you an author looking to create something similar to promote your book?
Contact Paul Durban at Blazonfire. I went to high school with Paul over twenty years ago. This is proof that this networking stuff works, as when you keep in touch, the right people with the right skills show up when you need them!
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Press Release - Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates
New Year Publishing Releases Networking Book for New Graduates Danville, CA
New Year Publishing has announced the release of its most recent book from its business division, Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates. This informative introduction to networking was co-authored by marketing, sales and networking experts Anne Brown and Thom Singer.
Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates is a practical guide packed with useful tips, creative techniques and real-world stories that are relevant for people just starting out in the job market today. There are many misperceptions about the value of networking among college graduates. They range from “networking is a waste of time” to “networking is only for people in sales” to “no one is interested in hearing what I have to say at networking events so why bother”? Though it’s no mystery why graduates are feeling discouraged these days, networking can help them land their first job faster than by using traditional, old-school job search methods.
"Our goal is to encourage new grads who are not active networkers to make it a part of their lives, and to help those who do network become even more effective," says Brown. “The book is both a tutorial and resource, so that readers not only learn how to network, but where to start."
Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates provides insight on The Hidden Job Market, how to work a room so it doesn’t feel like work, goal setting, dressing for success, the difference between visibility and credibility, and personal branding. The book includes an entire chapter of real-life networking foibles, which will make the reader laugh until they cry.
Brown felt that that a networking book specifically focused on new graduates was needed. "The economy is making the job search hard for everyone and those without much solid work experience find it the hardest of all," explains Brown. "There are many places new grads can go for support and for networking, places that just haven’t occurred to them; this book makes the search for them that much easier."
"It’s been a long time since I graduated from college," Singer says. "Anne knows exactly how job search techniques have changed, and this book has fresh ideas for even the class valedictorian."
Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates is the eighth book from award-winning speaker Thom Singer, and the fourth book in his Some Assembly Required series. Anne Brown is the founder of the popular web site GradtoGreat.com for college graduates making the transition from college to career. Anne received her BA from Michigan State University and her MBA from Loyola University in Chicago. She holds the designation of Executive Scholar from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Like Singer’s other books, this book is based on the premise that people prefer to hire and do business with those they know, like and trust.
For additional information please visit www.newyearpublishing.com, www.thomsinger.com and www.gradtogreat.com.Have A Great Day
thom
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Chicago Book Launch Party for "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates"
This week was the official launch of my newest book, "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates". The book is the fourth in the series, and is focused on the importance of networking to recent graduates.
Those who are beginning their careers have two important reasons to network:
1. Finding their first job.
2. Establishing a foundation of mutually beneficial connections that will lead to a lifetime of opportunities.
How you present yourself, serve others, and show your unique attributes will have an impact on a lifetime career. Starting early brings greater results.
The Book Launch Party was held in Chicago (home of my co-author, Anne Brown) at The Skybox on Sheffield, which overlooks Wrigley Field. It was a fantastic party, and a great sign that the book will be a huge success.
If you are in need of great graduation gifts, order your copies today on Amazon.com.
Have A Great Day
thom
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Top 50 Career Advocate Blog
The Some Assembly Required Blog has been voted a Top 50 Career Advocate Blog (Networking Category) by eCollegeFinder.com.
They recognize the top career resources on the Internet that strive to assist students in the transition from school to the workforce, and recognized this blog as a websites that has shown commitment to helping job seekers succeed in their future endeavors.
This award comes out at the same time we are releasing "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates" (with co-author Anne Brown). If you know a new grad, this book is an ideal gift.
Have A Great Day.
thom
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