Professional networks

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What are the benefits of having a professional network?

• It can create opportunities (open doors).
• It is a good way of finding people with a shared interest to collaborate on a project
• It can be a good way to find Mentors to help you develop
• It can help you connect to others to learn from and share information with
• You can learn about organisations and opportunities
• It gives you an opportunity to create value for others and to connect people

What does it look like?

• An active online LinkedIn network (and I do try to restrict it to people I have actually met or interacted with, and expand it with people I meet and want to keep in touch with),
• People I know and interact with at work or as part of my work (who might also be a LinkedIn connection),
• Previous work colleagues
• People I have met with at networking events, e.g. Chamber of Commerce, Business Women’s groups, Conferences
• Also people I meet with at Communities of Practice and other collaborative groups.