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These resources
are a starting point for some
professional networking.
| | Professional Networking |
These resources
are a starting point for some
professional networking.
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Linked In -strives to makes your existing network connections more more powerful. LinkedIn lets you see the whole network of people you can reach through your trusted friends, and search for the contacts you need to get business done. If your 20 connections each connected with 20 more of their own, you would be able to make contact with more than 150,000 professionals. LinkedIn enables users to make deals, as well as find employees, industry experts, jobs, and contracts by making contact with the right professionals. Your friends introduce you to their friends, and they introduce you to the people you want to contact. |
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SpeedLunch Professional Networking-Speed Lunch ™ is steeped in the old traditions of business networking, but has brought it into the 21st century. Today, speed and time compression are not just buzzwords but, the way we live. Speed Lunch took the best from the past and added the right mix of technology to give you the best and most effective networking experience possible. (note: SpeedLunch is currently inactive). |
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There may be times when you'd like to network -- or just reconnect -- with someone who doesn't fit into the usual categories of former co-worker, classmate, or military buddy. Maybe you'd like to find someone you went to summer camp with or a long-lost cousin. For freelance networking, a site like PeopleSpot is great because it's a portal for numerous search engines that provide E-mail Search, Reverse Searches, Special Directories, U.S. White Pages, International White Pages, Zip Codes. In addition, PeopleSpot offers links to lots of other online networking tools, such as Associations, Chat Rooms, Online Clubs, Listservs, Matchmaking, Newsgroups, Online Communities, Pen Pals, Personal Homepages, and Support Groups. |
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Ecademy.com - Ecademy's aims "to build the world's largest trusted business network by connecting people to each other - enabling knowledge, contacts and opportunities to be shared for world wide wealth." Ecademy believes networking and a philosophy of "winning by sharing" are key to success. More than 20,000 members from 120 countries learn, network, and develop their careers together. Membership to Ecademy is free. |
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Classmates.com - Classmates.com connects millions of members throughout the U.S. and Canada with friends and acquaintances from school, work and the military. |
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Reunion.com helps people find and reconnect with old friends, classmates, family, lost loves, military buddies, or anyone. |
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Alumni.NET is a global alumni registry. With the tag line "Bringing School and Work Friends Together", they aim to help re-unite old school friends so that they may enrich lives by facilitating communication in relationships. |
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Milwaukee Area Professional Organizations - Professional groups with a local presence. |
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Online Discussion Groups/Boards:
CataList -- the online catalog of groups that operate using LISTSERV software. Browse more than 72,000 public lists on the Internet. A bonus: each list is shown with current number of subscribers. ezboard -- consists of a network of more than 300,000 online communities inhabited by businesses and individuals covering a wide range of topics and interests. Join an ongoing community or start your own. A great networking tool. A bonus: shows average number of daily postings to groups |
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