Finding Target Companies to Network Into

By Jason Alba, Career Transition Editor Jason's Bio Email article RSS feed

I recently got an e-mail from Devin Thorpe of MidMarketMaven, who said "This list includes over 100 great companies for finding jobs." It had an attachment with the 100 companies that received awards and recognitions for fast-growing local companies from the Mountain West Capital Network (MWCN).

I would have loved to have a list like this handed to me with my last paycheck! Remember, when I got let go I was fairly new to the state, and didn’t know what companies I should approach. I would drive down the highway and list the companies that had signs, but there had to be thousands of companies that I would miss, right?

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If the glove doesn’t fit...

By Danielle Lum, Hawaii Bureau Chief Danielle's Bio Email article RSS feed

I recently took the big step of quitting my 9-5 job and becoming my boss. After having a guaranteed paycheck for two decades, I now would have to hustle, find clients, and fulfill contracts to get paid. It was spooky to say the least.

One thing I had on my side was a great network of people who knew what I could do and were willing to be my first clients. Whew. But I knew that I had to find more clients and the way to do it was by building and expanding my network.

I had always stayed away from networking events in the past. I’m shy and reserved by nature, so while I was okay in small group situations, large gatherings always left me tongue tied and standing in a corner. Seriously, a root canal was preferable to being in a large group of people. But now my very livelihood depended on me getting out, meeting people, and selling myself.

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If the glove doesn’t fit...

The New Girl Network

Kathy and Louis Emond, New England Bureau Chiefs Bios Email article RSS feed

As you may know, we sponsor a speakers series for growing businesses in New Hampshire. At the beginning of each session, we ask attendees to introduce themselves, share what they do professionally and how they heard about us. One month, 6 or 8 people said, “It was announced at the New Girl Network meeting.” We decided we needed to find out more about this group. So we set up an appointment with the Founding Mothers.

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