Forums And eLists For Networking and Personal Branding

Forums And eLists For Networking and Personal Branding Time to give up one of my personal marketing secrets. Ive kind of written about it here and there, but today Ill lay it out in a simple post. This last year Ive been networking and branding JibberJobber in the same way that you can to benefit your career aspirations (if you are a business, even a small business, I consider this to be guerrilla marketing). In April, my The National Networker article is titled How to be Visible Virtually where I talk about what to do and how to get started. In this post Ill share some specific resources that have proven invaluable to me (Jason is giving up the secret sauce). Ive found two local lists that are worth my time. One is in Atlanta and another is in Houston (I found both via Yahoo Groups). These are not really interactive its mostly job announcements, network events, etc. that I get regularly via e-mail. No one replies and there is no discussion but its excellent to stay current on local opportunities. Heres a taste of what youll get from Trey DeNinas list from Houston: Looking for a CANDIDATE or JOB? This is a great place to go! The Craigs List of Texas -Gary Deen, Recruiter Trey DeNinas Personal Networking Group as heard described on Employment Radio with Rick Gillis. TreyTech@YahooGroups.com TreyTech@yahoogroups.com A Place to Network (FREE). This group was started as a means to help keep Trey and his friends employed†¦.A sort of â€Å"Pay it Forward† type setting†¦No money is generated by this, it just helps keep contacts networked†¦It is mainly for the Houston and Texas regions, but reaches nationally and internationally. Please send an email to Subscribe to: TreyTech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or search Yahoo groups for TreyTech. HNN Testimonial: It is difficult for me to condense my great experiences working with Trey Denina and being involved in his network. His pay it forward philosophy is not only his thoughts, it is his practice. I was stuck in a company that was not a good match and had worked with several staffing agencies to try and make a change with no success. Thanks to Trey and his TreyTech network, I am now working at a great company, doing what I love, and I am literally minutes away from my home and my sons day-care. Not only has my professional life improved, my quality of life has greatly improved. I love my new job and I love the extra time it affords me to spend with my family. I dont know where I would be if I had not signed up to participate in his network and seen the posting for my new position. The professionals involved in Treys network really care about recruiting and matching quality candidates with quality companies. I look forward to finding more great candidates for my new company through his network of professionals. Thanks so much, Trey you have changed my life!!! Amy Freeman PHR Recruiter for Fluor Corporation Added bonus? Trey actively posts to lots of lists, so getting on his radar (or getting his news) can get the word out to LOTS of people. I frequently see people passing resumes on, which gets in front of lots of recruiters and HR. You should look for something similar where you are (Salt Lake doesnt have one, as far as I can tell) here are some others to get an idea of whats out there: Atlanta Seekers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlantaseekers/ Houston TreyTech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TreyTech/ Southwest States (FL/GA) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/refocusoncareers Here are some lists that are more interactive, not geographic and where you can develop your brand amongst the group members. While you wont see many job opps come through Ive found these to be very valuable in my branding efforts and know that people are developing relationships, getting new business, getting jobs and all that other utopian stuff that we all like to think is still alive. MyLinkedInPowerForum if you are interested in LinkedIn at all, you should be on this list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/ LinkedInBloggers if you blog and want to take it to the next level come learn from some experts (Im not a teacher here, I soak it all in): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedinBloggers/ AskLizRyan she transitioned from Women In Technology (WIT) to this new venture and has over 30,000 members on her list. Thats huge. The discussion varies from everything to everything but its been a valuable forum (and a great place to ask questions). http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/asklizryan/ YoungPRPros Im almost to old to be here, and Im not a PR Pro but Ive learned a TON from this group, seen a number of leads get passed along and even contributed a bit. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youngprpros/ Heres a tip you can get a LOT of e-mails from any of these lists. You can set up a rule in your e-mail client to automatically route them to another folder. But Id suggest you get on at least one list and try it out for a couple of weeks you dont have to post anything, just listen and learn and if you can post something intelligently go for it (but try not to look like a dunce). If its too much, simply unsubscribe. So there you go. Simple, really. But Ive seen small miracles happen on these boards for peoples businesses and careers. And this strategy has done wonders for JibberJobber. It takes time! It takes effort! It can be distracting! But its paid off for me and countless others. What lists/groups work for you? Forums And eLists For Networking and Personal Branding Time to give up one of my personal marketing secrets. Ive kind of written about it here and there, but today Ill lay it out in a simple post. This last year Ive been networking and branding JibberJobber in the same way that you can to benefit your career aspirations (if you are a business, even a small business, I consider this to be guerrilla marketing). In April, my The National Networker article is titled How to be Visible Virtually where I talk about what to do and how to get started. In this post Ill share some specific resources that have proven invaluable to me (Jason is giving up the secret sauce). Ive found two local lists that are worth my time. One is in Atlanta and another is in Houston (I found both via Yahoo Groups). These are not really interactive its mostly job announcements, network events, etc. that I get regularly via e-mail. No one replies and there is no discussion but its excellent to stay current on local opportunities. Heres a taste of what youll get from Trey DeNinas list from Houston: Looking for a CANDIDATE or JOB? This is a great place to go! The Craigs List of Texas -Gary Deen, Recruiter Trey DeNinas Personal Networking Group as heard described on Employment Radio with Rick Gillis. TreyTech@YahooGroups.com TreyTech@yahoogroups.com A Place to Network (FREE). This group was started as a means to help keep Trey and his friends employed†¦.A sort of â€Å"Pay it Forward† type setting†¦No money is generated by this, it just helps keep contacts networked†¦It is mainly for the Houston and Texas regions, but reaches nationally and internationally. Please send an email to Subscribe to: TreyTech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or search Yahoo groups for TreyTech. HNN Testimonial: It is difficult for me to condense my great experiences working with Trey Denina and being involved in his network. His pay it forward philosophy is not only his thoughts, it is his practice. I was stuck in a company that was not a good match and had worked with several staffing agencies to try and make a change with no success. Thanks to Trey and his TreyTech network, I am now working at a great company, doing what I love, and I am literally minutes away from my home and my sons day-care. Not only has my professional life improved, my quality of life has greatly improved. I love my new job and I love the extra time it affords me to spend with my family. I dont know where I would be if I had not signed up to participate in his network and seen the posting for my new position. The professionals involved in Treys network really care about recruiting and matching quality candidates with quality companies. I look forward to finding more great candidates for my new company through his network of professionals. Thanks so much, Trey you have changed my life!!! Amy Freeman PHR Recruiter for Fluor Corporation Added bonus? Trey actively posts to lots of lists, so getting on his radar (or getting his news) can get the word out to LOTS of people. I frequently see people passing resumes on, which gets in front of lots of recruiters and HR. You should look for something similar where you are (Salt Lake doesnt have one, as far as I can tell) here are some others to get an idea of whats out there: Atlanta Seekers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlantaseekers/ Houston TreyTech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TreyTech/ Southwest States (FL/GA) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/refocusoncareers Here are some lists that are more interactive, not geographic and where you can develop your brand amongst the group members. While you wont see many job opps come through Ive found these to be very valuable in my branding efforts and know that people are developing relationships, getting new business, getting jobs and all that other utopian stuff that we all like to think is still alive. MyLinkedInPowerForum if you are interested in LinkedIn at all, you should be on this list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/ LinkedInBloggers if you blog and want to take it to the next level come learn from some experts (Im not a teacher here, I soak it all in): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedinBloggers/ AskLizRyan she transitioned from Women In Technology (WIT) to this new venture and has over 30,000 members on her list. Thats huge. The discussion varies from everything to everything but its been a valuable forum (and a great place to ask questions). http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/asklizryan/ YoungPRPros Im almost to old to be here, and Im not a PR Pro but Ive learned a TON from this group, seen a number of leads get passed along and even contributed a bit. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youngprpros/ Heres a tip you can get a LOT of e-mails from any of these lists. You can set up a rule in your e-mail client to automatically route them to another folder. But Id suggest you get on at least one list and try it out for a couple of weeks you dont have to post anything, just listen and learn and if you can post something intelligently go for it (but try not to look like a dunce). If its too much, simply unsubscribe. So there you go. Simple, really. But Ive seen small miracles happen on these boards for peoples businesses and careers. And this strategy has done wonders for JibberJobber. It takes time! It takes effort! It can be distracting! But its paid off for me and countless others. What lists/groups work for you? Forums And eLists For Networking and Personal Branding Time to give up one of my personal marketing secrets. Ive kind of written about it here and there, but today Ill lay it out in a simple post. This last year Ive been networking and branding JibberJobber in the same way that you can to benefit your career aspirations (if you are a business, even a small business, I consider this to be guerrilla marketing). In April, my The National Networker article is titled How to be Visible Virtually where I talk about what to do and how to get started. In this post Ill share some specific resources that have proven invaluable to me (Jason is giving up the secret sauce). Ive found two local lists that are worth my time. One is in Atlanta and another is in Houston (I found both via Yahoo Groups). These are not really interactive its mostly job announcements, network events, etc. that I get regularly via e-mail. No one replies and there is no discussion but its excellent to stay current on local opportunities. Heres a taste of what youll get from Trey DeNinas list from Houston: Looking for a CANDIDATE or JOB? This is a great place to go! The Craigs List of Texas -Gary Deen, Recruiter Trey DeNinas Personal Networking Group as heard described on Employment Radio with Rick Gillis. TreyTech@YahooGroups.com TreyTech@yahoogroups.com A Place to Network (FREE). This group was started as a means to help keep Trey and his friends employed†¦.A sort of â€Å"Pay it Forward† type setting†¦No money is generated by this, it just helps keep contacts networked†¦It is mainly for the Houston and Texas regions, but reaches nationally and internationally. Please send an email to Subscribe to: TreyTech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or search Yahoo groups for TreyTech. HNN Testimonial: It is difficult for me to condense my great experiences working with Trey Denina and being involved in his network. His pay it forward philosophy is not only his thoughts, it is his practice. I was stuck in a company that was not a good match and had worked with several staffing agencies to try and make a change with no success. Thanks to Trey and his TreyTech network, I am now working at a great company, doing what I love, and I am literally minutes away from my home and my sons day-care. Not only has my professional life improved, my quality of life has greatly improved. I love my new job and I love the extra time it affords me to spend with my family. I dont know where I would be if I had not signed up to participate in his network and seen the posting for my new position. The professionals involved in Treys network really care about recruiting and matching quality candidates with quality companies. I look forward to finding more great candidates for my new company through his network of professionals. Thanks so much, Trey you have changed my life!!! Amy Freeman PHR Recruiter for Fluor Corporation Added bonus? Trey actively posts to lots of lists, so getting on his radar (or getting his news) can get the word out to LOTS of people. I frequently see people passing resumes on, which gets in front of lots of recruiters and HR. You should look for something similar where you are (Salt Lake doesnt have one, as far as I can tell) here are some others to get an idea of whats out there: Atlanta Seekers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlantaseekers/ Houston TreyTech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TreyTech/ Southwest States (FL/GA) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/refocusoncareers Here are some lists that are more interactive, not geographic and where you can develop your brand amongst the group members. While you wont see many job opps come through Ive found these to be very valuable in my branding efforts and know that people are developing relationships, getting new business, getting jobs and all that other utopian stuff that we all like to think is still alive. MyLinkedInPowerForum if you are interested in LinkedIn at all, you should be on this list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/ LinkedInBloggers if you blog and want to take it to the next level come learn from some experts (Im not a teacher here, I soak it all in): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedinBloggers/ AskLizRyan she transitioned from Women In Technology (WIT) to this new venture and has over 30,000 members on her list. Thats huge. The discussion varies from everything to everything but its been a valuable forum (and a great place to ask questions). http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/asklizryan/ YoungPRPros Im almost to old to be here, and Im not a PR Pro but Ive learned a TON from this group, seen a number of leads get passed along and even contributed a bit. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youngprpros/ Heres a tip you can get a LOT of e-mails from any of these lists. You can set up a rule in your e-mail client to automatically route them to another folder. But Id suggest you get on at least one list and try it out for a couple of weeks you dont have to post anything, just listen and learn and if you can post something intelligently go for it (but try not to look like a dunce). If its too much, simply unsubscribe. So there you go. Simple, really. But Ive seen small miracles happen on these boards for peoples businesses and careers. And this strategy has done wonders for JibberJobber. It takes time! It takes effort! It can be distracting! But its paid off for me and countless others. What lists/groups work for you?