Professional networking

Social Computing

1. Professional Networking In class activity 02 Group Members Tanushini Bandara – MS18908084 Jeewanthi Fernando - MS18901290

2. Professional Networking “Networking is a deliberate activity to build, reinforce and maintain relationships of trust with other people to further your goals. Professional networking is simply networking focused on professional goals.”

3. Reasons people engage in Professional Networking To gain access to information and tacit knowledge To be perceived as the ‘top-of-mind’ expert in a field of business To establish new professional relationships and to strengthen existing relationships. To increase others trust in you and your trust in others. To have a good time. Let’s be honest, this is an important reason too To make sure other people know who you are, what you do, how you do it and what you want to achieve by doing it Self promotion, the establishment of oneself as an authority

4. The outcome from professional networking Business Leads Career Opportunities Personal Opportunities Identify Best Practices New Business Trends

5. Top Professional Networks

6. Top Professional Networking Sites

7. P rofessional networking sites Linkedln - LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps.  Plaxo - Online  address book that launched in 2002 . Zoomlnfo - ZoomInfo is a subscription-based software as a service company. ActiveRain - online community of real estate professionals who write blogs, exchange best practices and share information . Jigsaw - Jigsaw provides business information and data services that leverage user-generated content of the B2B community.