2. Dave Weinberg
Dave
Weinberg
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
3. Who is this guy?
Married a local
Moved to Kemp Mill
Had a kid
... be nice ;)
I’m a Serial Social Entrepreneur
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
4. Founded to help 20 Cities
friends network 30 Events
to find jobs. 6000 Helped
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
5. Founded to help 20 Cities
friends network 30 Events
to find jobs. 6000 Helped
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
6. Experiments in Social Media to
Help People Find Employment
Over 15,000 followers combined on Twitter
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
7. Experiments in Social Media to
Help People Find Employment
Over 15,000 followers combined on Twitter
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8. DIRECTION
+
GOALS
+
CONNECT
+
BUILD
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9. }
DIRECTION
+ JOB SEARCH
GOALS
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10. YOUR
JOB SEARCH
STARTS WITH
DIRECTION
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11. WHAT AM I PASSIONATE ABOUT?
WHAT DO I LOVE DOING?
WHAT AM I GOOD AT?
FOCUS
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12. CASE STUDY
“Sure, how can I help?
What are you looking for?”
“Anything.... Just a Job”
RESULT: FAIL
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13. CASE STUDY
“Sure, how can I help?
What are you looking for?”
“I’m interested in account
management in PR or Marketing”
RESULT: PASS
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14. GOALS
Reasonable Manageable Achievable
Expectations Organized & Small wins
in check bite-sized snowball
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16. CASE STUDY
Goal: Email 100 CVs blindly per day
Goal: Friend/Follow Everyone
RESULT: FAIL
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17. CASE STUDY
Goal: Email 10 CVs to real people
Goal: Friend/Follow a few friends of
friends and industry big wigs per day
RESULT: PASS
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18. }
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
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19. CONNECT
“You Never Know
Who You Know...”
YOU
Embrace the
1st Awkward,
Random
2nd
& Unexpected
3rd
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20. SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE THE TOOLS
IN YOUR ARSENAL
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21. SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE THE TOOLS
IN YOUR ARSENAL
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22. CASE STUDY
If everyone is my 3rd Degree Connection,
then I can send them all my CV blindly
Friend/Follow Everyone
RESULT: FAIL -- SPAM
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23. CASE STUDY
Asking my 1st & 2nd Degree Connections
for personal introductions to new people
Expanding each degree through
events, social media, email, and real
world interactions.
RESULT: PASS
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24. }
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
Dave Weinberg @weinberg81
25. BUILD
Relationship
YOU Connection
BANK
DEPOSITS = TRUST = WITHDRAWALS
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26. CASE STUDY
“Nice to meet you -- can you
introduce me to your investor?”
“Hey Joe, meet this guy I
hardly know -- he’s terrific!”
RESULT: FAIL
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27. CASE STUDY
“Nice to meet you at SxSW, let’s grab coffee
next week to learn more about each other.”
“Joe, I’d like to introduce you to Bob, a
long time friend and trusted source.”
RESULT: PASS
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28. }
DIRECTION
+
}
JOB SEARCH
GOALS
+ SUCCESS
}
CONNECT
+ NETWORKING
BUILD
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29. Dave Weinberg
Dave
Weinberg
weinberg81@gmail.com
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