Chapter 6: Find Job Openings

CAREER ACTION WORKSHEET

6-1 Where Is Your Network? 

Before you start listing all your network connections, think about how you will keep track of
everybody. Below, describe how you will track common information about each contact. It
might help to review your completed Career Action Worksheet 1-3, Career Builder Files
Organization System, on page 27, as well as the options described in this chapter.

Describe How You

Item Think About This Will Track This
Contact names Indicate that you have confirmed the I will create spreadsheet or use
spelling of the person's name? application Customer
Relationship Management
(CRM)
Social media contact Examples: LinkedIn® address, Facebook I will include the name of the
information name, Twitter @name platform, the user name, and
the profile picture

Phone numbers Note if this is a mobile or office phone (it I will leave an answering
might be okay to leave late-night messages machine with area code, and
on office phones, but not on mobile phones) the number and message leave
a message
Physical or mailing Mailing address can be different from Mailing address will include the
address street location. The company may have Name, number & street address,
multiple buildings or locations. the city, the state, and the ZIP
code.
Notes a. How you know each other I will write any relevant
b. Preferred communication method information about the contacts,
(phone, email, text) how I know them, what we
c. Related people (manager, support talked about last meeting or
person, mutual contact) interview. I will add the position
occupied in the organization.
History Example: notes from last discussion, I will keep track of any
agreements made, date of last meeting, agreements we made with
when to reconnect them. I will include the date of
the last contact or interaction.

Add your completed work to the “About Jobs” section of your Career Builder Files.

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