Seven Days to Online Networking: Make Connections to Advance Your Career and Business Quickly (Help in a Hurry) [Paperback]

Diane Crompton (Author), Ellen Sautter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2008 | Series: Help in a Hurry

Seven Days to Online Networking helps individuals maximize online networking for job search and career success by showing them where, how, and why they can benefit from making professional connections online. And it does so in the quick and easy format of JIST's best-selling Help in a Hurry series.

Editorial Reviews

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"I have trained over 3,000 people on using LinkedIn and know job seekers and recruiters will find this book invaluable." -- Jim Browning, Browning Business Solutions, LLC; A power networker with over 6,000 direct contacts on LinkedIn and connections to over half the LinkedIn network

"A solid resource on navigating our careers and winning big in life, human relations, and business." -- Carl C. Jefferson, MBA, MS OD/HR; National President, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources

"Everything needed to make educated decisions about online networking is right in this book." -- Lacey Roe, Director of Customer Service, MFG.com

"Provides an easy-to-follow guideline to help us adapt to new technologies, adopt new techniques, and update business processes." -- J. Patrick Haly, CEC, National Personnel Service, recruiter and career coach since 1970; host for Atlanta ExecuNet networking group

"Walks you through the do's, don'ts, and how-to's of promoting yourself and taking advantage of the power of online networking." -- Dan Greenfield, new media expert and former EarthLink vice president of corporate communications

About the Author

Ellen Sautter has provided career transition support to tens of thousands of clients of all backgrounds including professionals and executives. She is a Senior Career Management Consultant with Right Management and has nearly 20 years experience as a career coach in the career-transition industry.

Diane Crompton brings more than 15 years experience in career-transition services, recruiting, education, and consulting. She has coached professionals at all levels from a wide range of functional and industry backgrounds and with varying career objectives, including self-employment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: JIST Works (May 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593575505
• ISBN-13: 978-1593575502
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #784,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Making Your Connections More than Social, September 15, 2008

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This review is from: Seven Days to Online Networking: Make Connections to Advance Your Career and Business Quickly (Help in a Hurry) (Paperback)

Do you really get what you pay for? Sometimes you get more---which is what happens if you buy this slim, do-it-yourself guide. At ten dollars , you're not likely to find a better, one-source tutor to define and clarify the options available for building a beneficial presence on the Internet. The authors take an aggressive, persuasive approach to pointing out the advantages as well as some shortcomings inherent in the seven primary categories of making contact via cyberspace: "social" networks, identity management sites, blogs, webfolios (websites that act as resumes), discussion groups, online publishing, and online public speaking. Yes, these all make up the full package.
Sautter and Crompton both have a wealth of experience that becomes apparent after delving into any of the chapters. Granted that the "seven days" in the book's title is more a promotional premise than a promise, it does serve to caution the reader that more than a quick read is in order. The arrangement of topics is especially well organized and thorough, as evidenced by the details that fill a seven-page table of contents. Chapter sections are bluntly identified---textbook style rather than cute titles. All in all, the structure of this guide is exemplary.
Now for the specifics, beginning with the authors' first chapter. Don't skip it unless you are already well sold on the virtues and operating procedures of cyberspace inter-connections. The text lays out the groundwork for the overall grand plan of networking, pointing out its validity to job seekers, recruiters, and established workers looking for more business. From there on in, the plan unfolds in easy-to-read segments (no industry "in" language allowed), beginning with a very concise self-determination guide on the kind of identity you want for yourself online. What then follows is the overview of seven selected categories of networking mentioned earlier.
First on the list---and foremost in the hierarchy of importance---are the specialized "social" networking sites that cater to business, offering opportunities for online meeting and dealing. Going beyond naming several of them, Sautter and Crompton chose to hone in on LinkedIn as the pre-eminent choice for both beginners and experienced professionals. Devoting twenty pages to this monster-size medium (20 million members representing some 150 industries), they guide you through the initial stages of setting up a profile and then advise how to customize your account. While there are recent publications devoted solely to the LinkedIn experience, the sizable summary contained in this chapter will be more than adequate for initiating your participation.
Once past this recommendation, the authors then identify and comment on the remaining half-dozen tools that comprise their networking package. Blogs come next and, here again, there are specific guidelines for creating a blog and for responding to others. The point is well made that doing the latter is a valuable plus inasmuch as your name will become more visible more often on the Internet, possibly enhancing your own profile in terms of topic knowledge as well as gaining more contacts at no cost.
No longer the most important item in your Internet portfolio, the personal website dominated by your work resume nevertheless has retained value in performing as a permanent calling card. Now labeled "webfolios," these operations provide a reference point in your communications and don't demand the more urgent sense of timeliness inherent to networking sites or blogs. Some suggestions are presented before going on to discuss the remaining options for making contacts. More than a mention is given for discussion groups (finding them and participating), but only brief commentary is provided for electronic publishing--newsletters, articles, podcasts, and webinars (the Internet version of seminars).
Concluding this plainly-written guide is a worthy resource compilation. Not only does it identify a number of useful assessment (exercises and tests) websites that relate to the networking experience, but it lists current, as of 2008, blog sites, professional association directories, search engines, and sites relating to publishing. If you get the impression, by now, that Sautter and Crompton have produced a virtual partner to assist you in achieving an effective cyberspace presence, you are so right!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic resource for the novice to the expert!, August 7, 2008

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This review is from: Seven Days to Online Networking: Make Connections to Advance Your Career and Business Quickly (Help in a Hurry) (Paperback)

I am an executive recruiter and thought I had a pretty good working knowledge of Linked In. I have recommended this book to about 50 people since I finished reading it (the first time)- and know of several that have already gone out and purchased it. They are thrilled with it as well!

I could not do the one day at a time thing- I had to read it all and then go back and do each step : ) Rest assured this book includes many ideas on how to increase your effectiveness with on line networking- Linked In is just one of the great topics.

I like the way it is written- with the tips highlighted on the side of the page as well as the key points that are noted at the end of each chapter. They want to make sure that we "get it"!

7 DAYS TO ONLINE NETWORKING has information for everyone from the beginner to the very advanced user. Not only do you become familiar with the "where to begin" of particular sites, but also the "what to do and NOT to do's"- and more importantly the "WHY" behind it all.

The progression in the book brings us to the next step (blogging)as well as the different levels of involvement, what that does for you as a credible resource, and how it can impact your career. They include the "HOW" to do this as well! The Recommended Resources section at the end of the book is broken down into categories with associated websites that are the "Icing on the Cake".

Diane Crompton and Ellen Sautter did a tremendous job on the book-the information is invaluable and I can't believe this book costs less than $10!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great primer for the novice and experienced online networker, January 17, 2009

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Keith Warrick (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Days to Online Networking: Make Connections to Advance Your Career and Business Quickly (Help in a Hurry) (Paperback)

In this book, you learn how to create your brand to market yourself in an online universe on such websites as LinkedIn and other social networking sites, blogs and other ways to connect with others.

You'll also pick up some vital tidbits that you didn't know about LinkedIn that will help you maximize the value and return that you receive out of using it whether it is keeping all of your contacts in one go to place, finding a job or customers for your business.

Since the advent of the internet era, the world has truly become a small place and this book will help you to get started on creating that unique brand message and letting others know quickly in order to advance your career or business.