Today was our first WIN networking session and I am delighted to say that it was an extremely positive meeting and thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a success.
A few people said that they had been looking for something like this type of networking session for a while now and it is a great feeling to be able to look back at todays session and say that we are finally out there doing something for ourselves.
We had a few discussions around the fact that the government and many other established agencies seem to be frozen in their thinking and actions and unable to help people - like us - on the ground.
We also had a a good discussion around social media and how each and everyone of us needs to get connected via LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter and so on as part of our proactive networking activities to get us to our next job. The video on the right hand side shows random people on the street in Dublin talking about how many hours a day they spend on the internet. Interesting. (thanks Paul for sending it on).
I think it is fair to say that everyone came away from the meeting with something new - a new contact; a better focus on their career, or simply feeling good about the fact that they did something positive and proactive about their job search...
And last but not least - a big thank you to Tom OMahony, founder of halfaloaf.ie who came along and provided many interesting points and thoughts and ideas. Please log onto halfaloaf.ie and join up. I have got a lot of inspiration from the site and I am sure you will too.
See you next time,
Caroline
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