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Managing LinkedIn Invitations

By Karen Kodzik | Published: February 4, 2011

How often have you gotten a LinkedIn invitation from someone you don’t know? What do you do? Do you wonder things like: how did they find you, or wonder if you met them at some point and time and forgotten them? Some LinkedIn users collect as many network connections as possible and [...]

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5 Big Networking No No’s

By Karen Kodzik | Published: May 3, 2010

In any given week I can network with 100′s of job seekers and professionals in career transition. I see various levels of networking skills and savvy, as well mistakes. My hope is that by sharing these mistakes, job seekers and professionals alike will become much more effective networkers.
1. No eye contact. [...]

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Karen’s article, Networking for Introverts can be found in today’s Oct. 2nd edition of the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal

By Karen Kodzik | Published: October 2, 2009

see Resources page to view copy of article

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Community Based Networking Groups – Picking the Right One for You

By Karen Kodzik | Published: October 1, 2009

There are almost 50 different job transition networking groups in the Twin Cities. Choosing the one right for you depends on your objective. These groups range from faith based groups in churches which offer a supportive environment that promotes fellowship, to groups specific to a certain professional level or industry. Transition groups [...]

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