January 2011 - What is it all about?

Hi team!

Hope everyone is having a great year so far.

We are making some changes to our network that have been long needed. What ideas do you have to make Career Connect better this year?

We still want to engage each other in person as members of a trusted network. That will not change. We also still leverage our shared experience, strengths, and hope to gain ROI from every network lead for a new job or a new client.

Yes it has been a long recession, and we have now all learned a few lessons. Please feel to share with us here and on our Linked In companion pages under the group pages.

Career Connect Singapore

Career Connect Thailand

Career Connect Philippines

Coffee Success Groups (meet up groups by invitation only)

This month I am featuring the US Department of Commerce website. Have a look for information on jobs and business outlooks in the USA and globally.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

RP

Getting back to BASICS!

Happy new year everyone!

We will be getting back to basics at Career Connect in 2011.

Follow us on LinkedIn Groups as well.

We always encourage participation. Let us know how your networking ROI needs improvement and one of use will be happy to support you as you succeed in 2001.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2010!

Job hunters please know that this is one of the best times to connect with your target companies and hiring managers.

Please complete our Recruitment Survey for inclusion in our 2010 Recruitment Guide for Singapore:

http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ezoomerang%2Ecom%2FSurvey%2F%3Fp%3DWEB229WDF3TEQL&urlhash=6W7V

Many of our weekly meeting group will be going off to visit family and friends as well during the holidays.

Our Tuesday, December 15 meeting will be the last Career Connect Singapore Meeting of the year. We will reconvene on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at our usual location.

TCC, The Central, at Clark Quay MRT station, 11 am to 1 pm.

We are still a free group to attend, just bring your job leads, and bring your job targets.

Download the 100 Day Plan from the LinkedIn profile of Rick Price

Keep doing your 5x5x5 system to build 25 new contacts a week.

We also post on LinkedIn Group as Career Connect Singapore

Career Connect Thailand is now meeting in Bangkok. Robin Eyre is our country manager for Thailand.

In 2010 we will also establish Career Connect Philippines.

Make a list and check it twice, whose been notti and whose been nice?!

Do Not Miss This Post - How To Reach Any C-Level Exec in 10 Steps

At our weekly meetings I always stress calling over email, voicemail and SMS. Call and ask for the meeting, and do not ask for what you want over the phone. You need to use all of you mind, body and spirit to get what you want, when you want it in business. That applies to job seekers and those who are selling to customers.

Follow the link:

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=88084929&gid=1901381&articleURL=http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/%3Fp%3D6723&urlhash=T7Rl&trk=news_discuss

Weekly Meeting: End of Year Recap

Weekly meeting each Tuesday at TCC The Central at Clarke Quay MRT from 11 am to 1 pm

Our group is recapping lessons learned from our networking experiences during 2009!

Please bring along your story of success find new jobs and new client in the Recovery Economy to share with members who are poised to succeed in 2010!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

One Year Anniversary of Career Connect Singapore!

Sorry not to post here since October. I have been wonderfully busy consulting as well as doing the more face to face bits of networking in Singapore, Bangkok, Indonesia and Manila!

Our group has grown dynamically in 2009 from humble beginnings in a Starbucks last December with 3 people! We now have 20 members a week networking in Singapore and another 10 members meeting each week in Bangkok thanks to the efforts of Robin Eyre! We have over 500 members on the Career Connect Linkedin Group pages (Career Connect Singapore and Career Connect Thailand).

My vision for this group has come true! We have helped people connect in person and online in a trusted network that shares both job leads and client leads! We are a group that has measurable ROI! The reason is that as members put in leads, the more leads out of the group.

We are currently writing the 2010 Recruitment Guide for Singapore (with a chapter on Bangkok). Look for this book in mid-January in bookstores and for purchase online!

If you are one of our members who found work in 2009, do not forget to become a sustaining member of Career Connect! Do not let your job search network dry up, it is now your client search network!

Regards,

Rick Price

www.esscore.com

Networking when Current Events are talked about

Everyone should be ready to discuss current events when networking. You should be able to show your knowledge and understanding of how those events impact the business sector you work in.

One caveat is to know that each person has their own opinion. You should strive to keep your talking points to the facts about a current event and your own business sector. That would be helped by accessing objective media. This is more difficult these days, but can still be done. One media outlet to try is The Christian Science Monitor which has a reputation for fairness in reporting. There are also some NGO and government websites that have a reputation for fairness, but be careful to recognize overt and subtle attempts at politicizing a current event rather than reporting based on facts.

In my grandfather's time, he would avoid all discussion of politics, religion and sex to maintain his reputation as a gentlemen. He also listened to people more than he spoke, and was able to gain a better world view. I take his practice as just one way to improve myself as a business networker.

How would you handle current events in discussion?