Networking

Networking is the art of building relationships

Benefits to Networking

• Companies estimate that they fill more than 25% of their positions by networking
• Earlier chance at an opportunity
• Building a professional network for the future

What is Networking?

• It’s a learned skill
• It’s all about visibility
• It’s about building alliances, not about job hunting
• It’s not a replacement for talent, it’s about being recognized as talented

Networking is NOT…

• A one-way street…it must benefit both parties
• About gaining the confidence to call strangers to ask for a job
• Always productive…expect some people to not respond

Networking IS…

• Maintaining connections and building alliances
• Often more effective on an informal basis
• Collecting information, educating yourself about employment opportunities, increasing your list of professional contacts, and informing them of your availability

Tapping the Hidden Job Market

• Experience shows that networking is a very rich source of:
• Job leads
• Information about unpublished job openings
• Career advice

Join the BCEA to learn more about the art of building relationships in the entertainment industry!