100 Conversations for Career Success : Learn to Network, Cold Call, and Tweet Your Way to Your Dream Job

This book helps job seekers manage their day-to-day job search and professional networking, both in-person and online. Job seekers who need this book know they should be reaching out to employers, following up, cold calling employers to ask for meetings, and connecting on social media, but are stuck on the how! Authors and career experts Miriam Salpeter and Laura Labovich will provide communication protocols (scripts, templates, and outlines) to teach what to say and write when contacting people and companies during job searches. Perhaps more importantly, it showcase various approaches, right and wrong (based on real-life scenarios), and include details about how to connect in person, over the phone, via email, and via social media sites, including LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

Master What to Say and How to Say It During Your Job Search

100 Conversations for Career Success will motivate yon to approach your contacts-from friends of friends to VIPs-with confidence. This indispensible guide arms you with situation-specific strategies to help you communicate effectively and overcome job search hurdles. The result? Improved networking relationships and more career opportunities! Inside, you will find more than 100 true-to-life scripts, tips, and templates lo help you:

Use Linkedln, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ to demonstrate expertise and expand your network

Craft targeted and compelling emails to key influences

Cold call networking contacts with poise and professionalism

100 Conversations for Career Success will motivate you to approach your contacts - from friends of friends to VIPs - with confidence. This indispensable guide arms you with situation-specific strategies to help you communicate effectively and overcome job search hurdles. The result? Improved networking relationships and more career opportunities! Inside, you will find more than 100 true-to-life scripts, tips, and templates to help you use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ to demonstrate expertise and expand your network; craft targeted and compelling emails to key influencers; and cold call networking contacts with poise and professionalism.--COVER This book helps job seekers manage their day-to-day search and professional networking in-person and online. Job seekers who need this book know they should reach out to business contacts and connect on social media, but don't know how. Scripts and templates teach what to say when contacting people during job searches and showcase various approaches, including details about how to connect in person and via phone, email, and social media sites.