Networking Manual
https://www.communityinclusion.org/pdf/networkingmanual_F.pdf
Teaching Networking Skills:
Paving a Way to Jobs and Careers
By Allison Fleming, Cecilia Gandolfo, and Colleen Condon
Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 5
Unit #1-Overview .......................................................................................................... 7
Unit #2-Finding Good Jobs ......................................................................................... 25
Unit #3-Networking and Positive Things About Me................................................. 41
Unit #4-Why Hire Me? and Who You Know .................................................................. 57
Unit #5-Using Your Network ...................................................................................... 75
Unit #6-Talking to People in Your Network .............................................................. 97
Unit #7-Informational Interviewing ........................................................................ 113
Unit #8-First Impressions ......................................................................................... 139
Unit #9-Job Interviews and What Employers Look For ............................................. 149
Unit #10-Interviewing Part Two................................................................................ 157
Unit #11-Why Don't We Network............................................................................. 171
Unit #12-Keeping in Touch ....................................................................................... 185
Appendix A-One-Stop Centers: A Guide for Job Seekers with Disabilities
Appendix B-Networking: A Consumer Guide to an E ective Job Search
Appendix C-Stories of Success
Appendix D-Getting the Most from the Public Vocational Rehabilitation System
References ................................................................................................................... 233