THE NETWORKING BRIEF OR HANDBILL–AGAIN

Jill — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:57:30 +0000

It has been a few months since I wrote about the Networking Brief or Handbill. I ran across a sample that I thought would interest you. See the link at the bottom and also go back to the earlier blog to check out the earlier samples—one for banking and one for technology. Use these or the one linked today as guides as you create yours.

As a reminder, the Networking Brief is used when you want to tell people what you are looking for in your next step. Don’t expect them to take out a piece of paper and jot down salient points. It is your job to let them know with your personal commercial and with your Networking Brief. This leaves the guesswork out of the game. The Networking Brief lets the recipient know exactly how you can be helped. It is a one-page document that is easier for the recipient to keep on hand.

A Networking Brief includes:

your contact information,
short summary (similar to your resume),
several bullet points about why you are good,
types of positions and industries you are interested in,
connections you hope to make
names of target companies if relevant (and which this sample so nicely shows).

A Networking Brief is not a resume. It does not include names of companies you have worked for or the names of your schools. I would like you to use a filter when writing it. That filter is: does the recipient need this information to connect me with the people who can be most helpful to me?

Please use the links to see the new sample. Remember, this might not be the right style for you but I did want you to see it and I do thank the person who has allowed me to share it. See Network brief john jones final

QUOTE

“More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.” Peter Drucker

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THE NETWORKING BRIEF OR HANDBILL

Jill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:06:12 +0000

As promised, today’s blog is about the Networking Brief or Handbill. The emphasis is on the word brief. You might ask, “why do I need this if I have a resume.?” The resume doesn’t tell the reader what you want in a position, plus it might make the recipient feel as if he/she has to find you a job. The Networking Brief lets the recipient know exactly how you can be helped. It is a one page document that is easier for the recipient to keep on hand. If you go to job search meetings, you will probably be expected to pass out your Networking Brief.

When you are networking or just out and about, you want to tell people what you are looking for in your next step. Don’t expect them to take out a piece of paper and jot down salient points. It is your job to let them know with your personal commercial and with your Networking Brief. This leaves the guess work out of the game.

A Networking Brief is a one page document. It includes:

your contact information,
short summary (similar to your resume),
several bullet points about why you are good,
types of positions and industries you are interested in,
contacts that would be helpful,
and names of target companies if relevant.

It does not include names of companies you have worked for or the names of your schools. I would like you to use a filter when writing it. That filter is: does the recipient need this information to connect me with the people who can be most helpful to me?

Please use the links to see the two samples. network_brief_bank network brief Technical