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What’s the best advice for networking? It’s not abouty glad-handing and passing out business If you are annoying people when you are trying to builde that kind of marketintgfor yourself, the word of mouth you get will not necessarilyy be what you had hope for. Who are the best sources for networking? Go back to the basicas and build relationships with the people who alreadtyknow you, like you and trust you. What is the biggesrt networking mistake? Not building your networkk while you havea job. Then, all of a suddeb you are out of a job and you want to network with If you are doing it out ofdesperatiob mode, you are in trouble.
People will sense the How can you make sure there is a give and takewith networking? I don’t network with people thinkiny that if I am nice to peoplew they are going to be nice to me. Turn it around and make the focu s on theother person. The social-networkingf company Wetpaint has been growing rapidly and has openingse for eight people in positions ranging from business developmenft toproduct development. With its mix of offerin social-networking tools and providing an outlet for fans of populare TV shows to interact witheach other, Wetpaint so far seem s to have found an antidotse to the recession.
“We always are looking for talent,” said Wetpaint Marketing ManagerDevin Hughes, who said the company has hirexd seven people in the past month and currentlyh has just under 60 employees. The Seattle-based which operates a wiki-baseed online publishing platform, recently announced plan s to create a couple dozemn websites for fans of programming associated withMSN entertainment. Wetpaingt also is teaming withother partners, including Fox and HBO, having recentlh launched a new “fansite” for “Sit Down, Shut Up,” a new animatecd show on Fox . Wetpaint also offers social mediqa tools that let usersuploadc photos, stories and other content.
The companyg says about 40,000 new sites are beingb created a monthusing Wetpaint’s wiki platform. Hughez said Wetpaint is getting “tons and tons of as you can imagine. The company also is recruitinfg athiring events, such as job fairs. Wetpaint’sa staffing consultant, Todd Davis, also has taken to Twitter’s micro-blogging servicew to tweet forpotential candidates. Perhapxs no industry is more aggressively recruitin g in the area than insurance companies lookintg for people to sell policies or financialk products on commission and alsoearn residuals.
On interner job lists, at job fairs and in presw releases, several insurance companies are constantly recruiting even as the unemploymentf rate hasinched up. The list includes , and Kathy Powell, a spokeswoman for Allstate locally, said her company is looking to brin g 15 agents to the Seattle Allstate is looking for people to become independentyagency owners. The push is part of Allstate’s strategty to increase its market shared inauto insurance, as well as sellin g more insurance for boats, recreationao all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. – is opening its fourt market, this one as the anchod at the Renton VillageShopping center, 501 S. Grad Way.
The 30,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in late The Asian specialty supermarket company isalso recruiting, with openingzs for bookkeepers, cashiers and people to work in the meats, deli and other departments.