BEcome Comfortable With Networking!: Define it on Your Own Terms

Written By Barbara Ellen Leicht

🌱 What Makes You a Competitive Candidate?? 🌱

Did you know …

It’s ✨ not ✨ having 100% of the recommended job qualifications??

Yes!

✨ That’s a job search myth + one we bust in the e-course BE Job Search Savvy 101. In fact, studies have shown that successful candidates apply when meeting 60% of recommended job qualifications. In 2014, Harvard Business Review (HBR) wrote an article on this. In 2019, LinkedIn continued the conversation

So … what makes you the most competitive candidate??

✨ Networking!! 

We had a great conversation on this during our Nazareth University Alumni lunch + learn Zoom workshop last week. BECD has another virtual workshop coming right up this Thursday from 12-1pm EST. All career developers and jobseekers welcome!

✨ Also, networking is especially helpful if you are navigating a career pivot

#ProTip to get you started: don’t like the word networking?? Call it something else! Relationship building, connecting, socializing … call it something that works for, encourages, + inspires you.

Interested in more?

🌱 register by 11am EST on Thursday 2.29 🌱

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Barbara Ellen Leicht

Barbara Ellen Leicht, MSEd, is a Mindset Career Coach with 12+ years of expertise. She leverages a strengths-based, person-centered approach to delivering research-backed Corporate Trainings and virtual Career Coaching. Barbara has empowered 1,000’s of job seekers and career pivot’ers.

In 2024, Barbara helped job seekers negotiate $50k in increased income and land jobs in a fraction-of-the-time it typically takes. Specializing in career pivots, she is recognized for:

• Mindset Career Coaching

• 10 Core Job Search Best Practices

• 5 Secrets to Resume Writing Excellence

• Natural Networking + Strategic Interviewing

• Next Level Negotiating

Barbara’s philosophy—BE Excellent • BE Energized • BE Endlessly You—emphasizes quality fit, for quality work, with quality-of-life. Cheers to being your best you! ✨

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