Make Your Contacts Count

Meeting—and keeping—a network of powerful contacts is the most effective way to further your career or grow your business.  So how can you ensure that you are connecting with and impressing the right people?  A practical, step-by-step guide for creating, cultivating, and capitalizing on networking opportunities and relationships, this book shows you how to make a memorable entrance, make conversations flow, and follow up. In this completely revised edition, the authors offer new case studies, examples, checklists, and questionnaires, as well as expanded advice on building social capital at work and in job hunting. Complete with a unique self-assessment test that lets you chart your progress as you master the strategies that will help you build beneficial business relationships, this new edition of Make Your Contacts Count shows you how to set yourself apart from everyone else in the room.