5 Ways To Network In 30 Minutes Or Less!

culled from:careerealism.com

Here are some quick tips for working networking into your busy lifestyle (without cutting too much into your spare time!):

• Find lunch hour networking events in your area
• Hop on a virtual networking event for 30 minutes, once a week
• Talk to someone on the bus/train ride to work
• Reach out to three LinkedIn connections each week to check in or share a relevant article
• Browse through the “People You May Know” page on LinkedIn and reach out to people you think would benefit from your network (Watch this video to learn how to do this appropriately)

It’s important to make a little extra time for your career. If you want to get ahead, you’ve got to put in the time. However, you don’t have to invest too much of your free time for it to give you a boost. If you can take 30 minutes to watch a rerun of Friends, you can take 30 minutes a day to fit in networking. Think of it as career exercise!