Comments on: 7 networking tips for Generation Y http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/ Engagement for the next generation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:29:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Organizing your networking « Save The Lobsters! http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-43421 Organizing your networking « Save The Lobsters! Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:02:44 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-43421 [...] person, especially Millenials who are just starting out and will change jobs frequently.  Networking, in my opinion, is the best and most successful way to find a job.  Most employers would rather [...] […] person, especially Millenials who are just starting out and will change jobs frequently.  Networking, in my opinion, is the best and most successful way to find a job.  Most employers would rather […]

]]> By: What Business Cards and Kissing Have In Common | Employee Evolution http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-29780 What Business Cards and Kissing Have In Common | Employee Evolution Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:03:56 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-29780 [...] I tried the more informal social networking route, but a lot of people at networking events don’t have a whole lot to say. Yes, the weather is crazy. Uh huh, those politicians sure are wacky. No, I don’t know much about French wine, mostly because I can’t afford French wine. Oh, and the fact that getting drunk at $100 a bottle doesn’t really appeal to me. Why can’t we just cut through the formality and get to the point? I need a job, you have a job, and we need each other. So how about we give this thing a shot and see what happens? [...] […] I tried the more informal social networking route, but a lot of people at networking events don’t have a whole lot to say. Yes, the weather is crazy. Uh huh, those politicians sure are wacky. No, I don’t know much about French wine, mostly because I can’t afford French wine. Oh, and the fact that getting drunk at $100 a bottle doesn’t really appeal to me. Why can’t we just cut through the formality and get to the point? I need a job, you have a job, and we need each other. So how about we give this thing a shot and see what happens? […]

]]> By: Modite - I’m featured in the New York Times! http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-5448 Modite - I’m featured in the New York Times! Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:44:26 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-5448 [...] Read when you come back, thirsty for more Prioritize your authenticity Generation Y breeds a new kind of woman 3 workplace weaknesses that are really Gen Y strengths Advice from top Executives, CEOs and Presidents 7 networking tips for Generation Y Posted to: Blogging  |   [...] […] Read when you come back, thirsty for more Prioritize your authenticity Generation Y breeds a new kind of woman 3 workplace weaknesses that are really Gen Y strengths Advice from top Executives, CEOs and Presidents 7 networking tips for Generation Y Posted to: Blogging  |   […]

]]> By: Modite - Engagement for the next generation http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-2241 Modite - Engagement for the next generation Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:07:42 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-2241 [...] I guess I tend to take work too seriously at times. I work hard. It doesn’t stop. From the moment I wake up, I am working, until the moment I close my eyes in bed. And because I can work from the coffee shop, home or at the bar, and not just in my cubicle sans windows, I do. Which means when it is 8:24 pm, I’m usually working. And when it’s 10:02 am, I am working. And when it’s 3:35 am in the morning, well, I am sleeping, but I am working then too. Really. I have productive dreams. [...] […] I guess I tend to take work too seriously at times. I work hard. It doesn’t stop. From the moment I wake up, I am working, until the moment I close my eyes in bed. And because I can work from the coffee shop, home or at the bar, and not just in my cubicle sans windows, I do. Which means when it is 8:24 pm, I’m usually working. And when it’s 10:02 am, I am working. And when it’s 3:35 am in the morning, well, I am sleeping, but I am working then too. Really. I have productive dreams. […]

]]> By: Modite - Engagement for the next generation http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-1240 Modite - Engagement for the next generation Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:56:08 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-1240 [...] “Okay,” I said, running my fingertips through the rings of water. I was thinking about the meeting I had in an hour, because after work is never really after work anymore. [...] […] “Okay,” I said, running my fingertips through the rings of water. I was thinking about the meeting I had in an hour, because after work is never really after work anymore. […]

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-537 Scot Herrick Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:32:25 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-537 My best networking tip: Help someone else. Networking is about doing and helping others -- your coworkers, friends and family -- and will show that you are willing to work just through asking. That builds great positive opinions about you. My best networking tip: Help someone else. Networking is about doing and helping others — your coworkers, friends and family — and will show that you are willing to work just through asking. That builds great positive opinions about you.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-532 Deron Sizemore Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:25:41 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-532 Funny you should mention #5. I'm actually meeting a potential business partner over dinner in a couple days. Hopefully we will decide we can trust each other over this meeting and decide to move forward in our partnership. Funny you should mention #5. I’m actually meeting a potential business partner over dinner in a couple days. Hopefully we will decide we can trust each other over this meeting and decide to move forward in our partnership.

]]> By: Torbjorn http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-527 Torbjorn Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:17:38 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-527 I'm literally relieved to hear that you don't work in Pub Interest. and going retro: congrats on your new job. I’m literally relieved to hear that you don’t work in Pub Interest.

and going retro: congrats on your new job.

]]> By: Rebecca Thorman http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-526 Rebecca Thorman Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:32:17 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-526 @ Kate - that's a great tip. I never thought about getting a list beforehand... as far as clothes go, some really successful people don't dress nicely (although you should always be nicely dressed!) Just keep that in mind. @ Torbjorn - I work for <a href= "http://www.madisonmagnet.org" rel="nofollow"> this young professional organization </a>. Working for a public interest group would be hard. Non-profit work in general is "overworked and unloved." You have to have a passion for what you do and figure out how to get what you need and want. As far as people who are in a position that they don't want to be, networking is the first place to start to get out of it. Its where you hear of openings first, and you never know the connections you might make. And yes, I would never smother your narcissism! ;) @ Kate - that’s a great tip. I never thought about getting a list beforehand… as far as clothes go, some really successful people don’t dress nicely (although you should always be nicely dressed!) Just keep that in mind.

@ Torbjorn - I work for this young professional organization . Working for a public interest group would be hard. Non-profit work in general is “overworked and unloved.” You have to have a passion for what you do and figure out how to get what you need and want.

As far as people who are in a position that they don’t want to be, networking is the first place to start to get out of it. Its where you hear of openings first, and you never know the connections you might make.

And yes, I would never smother your narcissism! ;)

]]> By: Torbjorn http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-525 Torbjorn Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:51:29 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/09/10/7-networking-tips-for-generation-y/#comment-525 It sounds like you work for a public interest group, all the polipeople you work with. A friend of mine from Ohio was with a PIRG group, worked under a director of sorts - was a self-proclaimed super canvasser - but stopped working with them for lack of direction, disinterest in HIM as a resource. Overworked and unloved. You're obviously in a GREAT position to network and talk to key people that SEEM like they can make a difference, but only if you pester them a lot. What about the people that so badly don't want to work at Subway; this would seem impossibly out of reach for them. Clearly, if you're working at a service, you're not blogging and such, and doing so so close to work. In which case I like the #7 recommendation. Sometimes I fake I'm not well networked, cause I get cocky around my friends. then AGAIN, being narcessistic helps, right!! It sounds like you work for a public interest group, all the polipeople you work with. A friend of mine from Ohio was with a PIRG group, worked under a director of sorts - was a self-proclaimed super canvasser - but stopped working with them for lack of direction, disinterest in HIM as a resource. Overworked and unloved.

You’re obviously in a GREAT position to network and talk to key people that SEEM like they can make a difference, but only if you pester them a lot.

What about the people that so badly don’t want to work at Subway; this would seem impossibly out of reach for them. Clearly, if you’re working at a service, you’re not blogging and such, and doing so so close to work.

In which case I like the #7 recommendation.

Sometimes I fake I’m not well networked, cause I get cocky around my friends. then AGAIN, being narcessistic helps, right!!

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