From the course: Professional Networking
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Follow up with contacts to maintain your connection
From the course: Professional Networking
Follow up with contacts to maintain your connection
- The sexy part of networking is meeting new people, but the more valuable part is keeping in touch and deepening your existing relationships. Let's discuss some ways that you can do that effectively. It can sometimes be confusing is to how to follow up with someone, especially someone you don't know well. What can you say that adds value or doesn't seem stalkerish? Think back to your initial meeting or meetings with them and try to write down key details you remember. The town they live in, their favorite sports team or hobbies. This can be useful because it provides you with opportunities and good excuses to get in touch. If their team wins the Super Bowl, for instance, you can shoot them a quick note. If their town gets flooded, you can email them to see if they're okay. If their company wins a large contract that gets reported in the newspaper, you can congratulate them. These are all very natural ways to be in…
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