The 20-Minute Networking Meeting - Graduate Edition: Learn to Network. Get a Job.

by Nathan A. Perez, Marcia Ballinger PhD

Updated 2016. Based on the acclaimed "Executive Edition," this updated publication of "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting - Graduate Edition" brings the same powerful job-search model to graduates that is used every day by Fortune 500 executives and international business leaders around the world. Using the best elements of networkers from a wide array of industries and businesses, and combined with 40 years of the authors' professional networking experience, "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting" takes the 5 most important parts of a networking meeting, and culminates in an concise, efficient, and highly productive job-search networking model. Constructed specifically for graduates, "The Graduate Edition" will help anyone with a limited professional history. Chock full of real-world scenarios, meeting examples, short stories that show the "20MNM" in action, and dozens of tips and observations from career professionals and recruiting experts around the country, the "20MNM" is written strictly from a hiring perspective. It includes the experiences of students and grads from a wide range of majors and universities, and is complemented by the experiences of seasoned executives to give a fully-rounded view of what job-search networking looks like at all stages of career. Constructed to clarify and simplify networking for job-search, the "Graduate Edition" ends with a complete set of "readiness worksheets" that guide the reader through actual networking preparation. As a bonus, the "20MNM - Graduate Edition" includes one extra chapter that details best networking practices for grads, and how to construct unsolicited LinkedIn and networking emails. An end-to-end lesson on job-search networking, "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting" model is founded on the premises of gratitude, positivity, and reciprocity, and has found great success in the hands of executives, career coaches, outplacement firms, college graduates, and sales professionals around the globe."

Genres: Business, Social, Nonfiction

194 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2014

About the author

Nathan A. Perez is an award-winning author, national speaker and executive career and job-search coach at Career Innovation.

Prior to his Career Innovation consultancy, Nathan worked in the executive search industry in the Research function. Responsible for the first step in the executive recruitment process, Nathan researched and "found" the candidates for recruitment. Networking is a day-to-day function of his job, connecting with leaders across the country on a regular basis. He has been cited by The Huffington Post as one of the most connected people on LinkedIn, world-wide.

Author of the multi-award-winning job-search networking book The 20-Minute Networking Meeting, Nathan speaks on its principles to students, veterans, career coaches, executives and corporate teams everywhere. Nathan draws on 20 years of stage, film and television experience in New York City and Hollywood, and is a member of the Actors Equity Association union (AEA); a voting union member of The Screen-Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA); the Author's Guild; and served as Vice Chair at The Loft Literary Center, the nation's largest literary and writing organization. He was recently inducted as an Honorary Commander with the 934th Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve, home of the Global Vikings.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really fabulous book and I'm excited to use it as a guide to teach students how to network. In the past I've focused on changing students' perspectives of networking from being about schmoozing and asking for things to being interested in people. However, I didn't include a whole lot of specifics about exactly how to network, beyond just asking questions. This book provides a specific outline of how to structure a meeting and what types of things to talk about (and not talk about) while allowing for flexibility in exactly what is discussed.

[Mike Iacolino · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how easy to read and follow this book was. It breaks down a networking meeting into real, actionable steps that makes the idea of networking less daunting. My only (small) criticism is that the first half of the book, which aimed to convince readers that networking is vital for all professionals, seemed to ramble and repeat itself quite a bit. Even so, it was still a quick read despite containing an enormous amount of helpful information. This is absolutely a must read for anyone looking to accelerate their career.

[Emilie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The career center at my college suggested this book. It's easy to read, logical, and engaging. It helps demystify the networking process, and while I have yet to try the techniques, they have given me more confidence in reaching out to new or casual contacts. Very helpful for establishing professional relationships with great, common-sense tips for maintaining them.

[McKenna Park · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good tips, but authors overstretched the material that could have been adequately communicated in a pamphlet. Also, I could not get over the many cringeworthy, blatant errors that apparently slipped the editor's notice.

[Ariel Bollant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliantly helpful for what it is. A simple how-to book for professional networking

[Joe Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the most usable business book I've read. I'm extremely glad I read this

[Fariz Abdussalam · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great and must read book for all college students ready for job searching.

[Terry Berger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good advice on how to make networking successful