Check out some of our favorite Web sites and book recommendations for turning networking into a valuable career tool for you!




Certespros.com

Certes Financial Pros is the founder and sponsor of Nextworking. We are a local staffing firm passionate about helping our finance and accounting friends build satisfying professional and personal lives through valuable networking introductions and smart career advice.

Myglobalcareer.com

This blog-based information resource provides reader generated content from global workers, hiring managers, and recruiters alike.

Careerjournal.com

This is a great Web site to go to if you need some tools for starting or building your network. We like the variety topics.

 

The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization
by John C. Maxwell

In this award-winning book, Maxwell asserts that good leaders are not only capable of leading followers, but also adept at leading their superiors and peers. Learn how to expand your influence while also significantly impacting the organization before you get that top job!

Work the Pond! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life
by Darcy Rezac, Judy Thomson, Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

Our networking 101 bible, we highly recommend this quick and clever read for those of you who plan to only purchase one networking how-to guide in your lifetime. As the authors themselves assert, this is not a book about getting leads, referrals, and contacts but about incorporating a service oriented philosophy into building better relationships for long-term success.

Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships
That Last, Second Edition
by Lillian D. Bjorseth

Cradle-to-grave job security is gone. Building relationships is your key to controlling your destiny. More than ever, you need to hone and enhance your networking skills to make your interactions meaningful and memorable.

Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking
Book You'll Ever Need
by Harvey Mackay

Best selling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business - networking, the indispensable art of building contacts.
 
The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want By Tapping Into the People You Know
by Diane Darling

Job seekers who network are 13 times more likely to succeed than those who focus only on help-wanted ads. If you're nervous about networking, don't worry; The Networking Survival Guide is here to help build your networking skills, gain confidence in your networking abilities, and make good things happen in your career.

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One
Relationship at a Time
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

Your network is your net worth. This book shows you how to add to your personal bottom line with better networking and bigger relationships.