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Here’s another of those stupid networking mistakes people make that defeats the purpose of networking–not respecting time
I'm Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I coach people and organizations and try to help everyone be bigger in the world, whether that's an individual who's in a job search, trying to help someone perform at a higher level throughout the search, whether it's an organization that's just being ineffective in some way, shape, or form.. I try to help people and organizations be better at what they do. Today's video is one of those "stupid networking mistakes" videos I've done from time to time, and I haven't done one in a real long time so I thought this would be a good opportunity to. It comes from a conversation that popped into my mind some years ago, where someone reached out to network with me. Okay. So, I agreed to meet with him sit down, try and offer some advice and counsel. And we're sitting down and he's asked for 30 minutes of my time. And I noticed on my watch 35 minutes, 40 minutes. And I have to pause for a second and go. You know, we're over time right now. You asked for 30. I've got some place to be. We really haven't done anything yet. Why did you waste my time to beat around the bush here? And, you know, I got a fumbling answer back. I'll just simply say, when you network with someone, you're asking them to take time out of their life for you. It's not about the work day; it's time out of their life, and to waste it by being unprepared, to waste it by just simply chit chatting about nonsense, ostensibly to help build a relationship. But that is what's going on. I know, mentally, I had a clock going off in my head and I kept waiting for them to talk and talk. And that's all they did-- talk. They never asked me anything that was useful professionally to them and certainly not for me. So I want to remind you, time is precious. You're asking someone to interrupt their life, their calendar, to invest something in you. You may call it mentoring, you may call it coaching, you may call it networking. Whatever it is, they've interrupted their day, to offer that time and counsel that you say you wanted and then you wasted. Not respecting someone else's time is one of the dumbest things that you can do in the search and in your career. Respect it. I'm Jeff Altman. Hope you found this helpful. If you did and you're watching on YouTube, click the like button. If you're watching on Facebook, same thing, you know, just let people know it was worthwhile. If you feel inspired to share it, I'd really appreciate that too, because it does help other people discover what I do. If you like to subscribe to this channel on YouTube. See that little icon down there in the corner of that little white thing. Click on that. You'll get notifications whenever I release a new video to YouTube. I also want to mention that if you'd like to connect with me on LinkedIn, send a connection request to me at linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter. Once connected, if you're interested in my coaching, message me Will set up a time for free discovery call. Lastly, I want to mention my website, TheBigGameHunter.us has thousands of blog posts that you can watch, listen to or read that help you find work more quickly, help you hire more effectively and help you perform better once you're in your new job. Again, that site is TheBigGameHunter.us Hope you have a great day. Take care
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