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Networking on Purpose, LinkedIn, Agile, Dot NetTRANSCRIPT
NETWORKING ON PURPOSE© WITH SPEAKERS .
DIRK SPENCER
RECRUITER
CREATOR OF RESUME PSYCHOLOGY©
WHY NETWORK WITH SPEAKERS?
THEY ARE COMFORTABLE
CONNECTING WITH STRANGERS
SHARING INSIGHTS &
TRENDS IS IN THEIR DNA
THEY ARE EXPERTS OR
…THEY KNOW EXPERTS
TYPICALLY THEY ARE WELL CONNECTED
SPEAKERS KNOW THE VALUE OF BEING
MENTIONED BY OTHERS
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AGILEDOTNET.COM – FIND THE SPEAKERS
That was easy…
SPEAKER TOPICS & PICS
20 SPEAKERS – 3 EXPERIENCE LEVELS
Ryan Marsh - Achieving "Flow" with Kanban
Jef Newsom - It's Not Agile Without Retrospectives
Dr. Michael Abelson - Trust As A Pillar Of Your Personal and Professional Ascension
Luid Hancock - Agile Portfolio Management
Susan Fojtasek - Agile Portfolio Management
MORE SPEAKERS
Jay Packlick - Visualizing Agility: Agile Metrics that Matter
Jack Carter - Agile Estimation
Devlin Liles - Works on My Machine vs. All Our Tests Are Failing -
Brian Adkins - Justify Your Documents
Ben Floyd - Dev/Ops Interactions with VS 2012 -
SPEAKER LIST CONTINUED…
Don McGreal - The Continuous Improvement Framework from Scrum.org
Ty Crockett - Eliminating Barriers - No More Us vs. Them
Tim Rayburn - Developer to Developer Accountability
Michael L Perry - Justify Your Documents
Ken Howard - An Introvert's Agile Survival Guide
LAST BUT NOT LEAST…
Andy Seibel - An Introvert's Agile Survival Guide
Allison Pollard - Eliminating Barriers - No More Us vs.
Allen Hurst - Speaking Your Customer's Love Language -
Long Mai - Achieving True Collaboration in Programming
Chris Weldon - Continuous Deployment to Build Trust
COMPANIES & GROUPS MENTIONED
DFW SCRUM
Agile Leadership Network
Improving Enterprises
TastyCupCakes.Org
qedcode.com
ahurst.com
DFW SCRUM
IMPROVING ENTERPRISES
TASTYCUPCAKES.ORG
QED CODE
ALLEN HURST
AGILE LEADERSHIP NETWORK
BOOK MENTION
Individuals and Interactions: An Agile Guide
Ken Howard , Barry Rogers
PEOPLE SEARCH & FIND ON LINKEDIN
Always use the Advanced Search Feature
LINKEDIN SEARCH RESULTS - CONNECT
LINKEDIN PROFILE PAGE – CONNECT
NETWORKING ON PURPOSE!
Use the
“Friend” Button
Message needs
to be:
Direct
Specific
Offer to Serve
THE DOCTOR IS IN… USE THEIR EMAIL
Emails
can
be
anywhere!
So scroll
when you
Troll…
NO EMAIL? – CLICK CONNECT ANYWAY
GROUPS CAN BE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND
THE 4 PART CONNECTION REQUEST
Networking on purpose!
I will be attending AgileDotNet in Addison and wanted to connect.
Let me know how I can promote your session!
Dirk Spencer | Senior Recruiter | Available | LION
214-295-8687
PART 1 – OWN IT ALREADY
Networking on purpose!
I will be attending AgileDotNet in Addison and wanted to connect.
Let me know how I can promote your session!
Dirk Spencer | Senior Recruiter | Available | LION
214-295-8687
PART 2 – CONTENT IS KING
Networking on purpose!
I will be attending AgileDotNet in Addison and wanted to connect.
Let me know how I can promote your session!
Dirk Spencer | Senior Recruiter | Available | LION
214-295-8687
PART 3 HAVE A CONTEXT
Networking on purpose!
I will be attending AgileDotNet in Addison and wanted to connect.
Let me know how I can promote your session!
Dirk Spencer | Senior Recruiter | Available | LION
214-295-8687
PART 4 HOW THEY KNOW YOU ARE REAL
Networking on purpose!
I will be attending AgileDotNet in Addison and wanted to connect.
Let me know how I can promote your session!
Dirk Spencer | Senior Recruiter | Available | LION
214-295-8687
PART 1 WORKS BECAUSE…
You are transparent, honest & direct
PART 2 WORKS BECAUSE…
It is relevant to them
PART 3 WORKS BECAUSE…
The offer to help keeps it about their event
PART 4 WORKS BECAUSE…
It is NOT anonymous so it instantly safe
SPEAKER FOLLOW-UP – ALL ABOUT THEM!
Be considerate by being prepared
Be prepared by doing your own research ahead
Research thoroughly before next contact
Have answers to questions they might ask you
Never, never, never ask for a job or a lead
This is about connecting to experts
7 FOLLOW-UP STRATEGIES WITH SPEAKERS
1. Thank them for the connection!
2. Request recommendations on web sources
3. Solicit print source suggestions
4. Ask about resources you find
5. Interview them for an industry web site
6. Share your lecture notes post-event
7. Request their speaking schedule!
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH SPEAKERS
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
THE RESULTS: WHO CONNECTED
EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF CONNECTION
Ken Howard
VP Consulting at Improving Enterprises
- An Introvert's Agile Survival Guide
LINKEDIN NOTIFICATION OF CONNECTION
MORE GOOD NEWS…
Allen Hurst
Speaking Your Customer's Love Language
ALLEN HURST IS NOW A CONNECTION
DEVLIN IN DAH-OUS!
LILES CONNECTS!
RE-TWEET FROM POSTING ON GROUPS!
Thank YOU
Kelly Smith!
THE RAYBURN JOINS THE PARTY
DR. MICHAEL ABELSON EMAIL NOTIFICATION
DR. MICHAEL ABELSON LINKEDIN NOTIFICAITON
DON MCGREAL CONNECTED
JAY PACKLICK CONNECTED
RYAN MARSH – LINKEDIN NOTIFICATION!
RYAN MARSH – EMAIL NOTIFICATION…
UPDATES AS THEY COME THROUGH…
DIRK SPENCER – SOCIAL MEDIA RECRUITER
• 214-295-8687
• @DirkInDallas
• http://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas
• Slideshare.Net/Dirk Spencer
• Dirk is a former DOD Computer Specialist turned Recruiter
and Social Media Tactician.
• He is the creator of "Resume Psychology – Get the Offer Not
the Interview©.
DIRK SPENCER – SOCIAL MEDIA RECRUITER
Beyond resumes, Dirk’s expertise includes talent acquisition, deep-web
sourcing, social media recruiting and linguistics.
He has worked agency recruiting, contract recruiting and corporate
recruiting.
Dirk is regularly invited to speak to career groups, industry recruiters and
professional organizations on resume strategies, network tactics,
sourcing and communication strategies and professional branding using
social media.
DIRK’S RECRUITING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Information Technology
Telecomm
Semiconductor
Banking
Consumer Goods
Accounting
Finance
Project Management
Engineering
Executive Leadership
Networking
Aviation
Defense
Supply Chain
Software Development
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
International
DIRK HAS WORKED FOR THESE COMPANIES
PREVIOUS RECRUITER EVENTS
& SPEAKER MENTIONS
• Dallas Fort Worth Texas Recruiter Network (DFWTRN)
• Executive Search Owners Association (ESOA)
• Inter-City Personnel Associates (IPA) Associates Food & Beverage
• Pikes Peak Recruiter Network (PPRN)
• Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference
• The Rick Gillis Radio Show in Houston, Texas ESPN Radio
• CareerRocketeer “The 150+ Experts on Twitter All Job Seekers Must Follow
• The Fort-Worth Star-Telegram
PREVIOUS SPEAKING EVENTS
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
• Colorado Association Healthcare Executives (CAHE) Annual Conference
• Meeting of the Minds Conference
• Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Breakfast of Champions
• North Texas Small Business Summit
• TalentNet Live Social Recruiting Conference
• Frisco Connect Job Seeker Strategy Summit
• Texas Small Business Summit
• Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference
• American Society of Quality (ASQ)
• Texas Workforce Commission Veterans Support Group
• Intuit Women’s Network
• International Institute of Business Analyst (IIBA)
• National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).
PREVIOUS SPEAKING EVENTS
ECUMENICAL & VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS
• St. Jude Career Alliance a Chapter of the Catholic Career Development Community
(CCDC)
• Career Counseling Group (CCG) of DFW Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT)
• Career Counseling Group (CCG) of DFW Islamic Center of Irving (ICI)
• Crossroads Bible Church (CBC) Career Transition Workshop (CTW)
• Jewish Family Service (JFS)
• Career Jump Start - First United Methodist Church Richardson (FUMCR)
• Carrollton Career Focus Group (CFG)
• Carrollton City Job Hunt 101
• Custer Rd Church Job Net Plano
• Fort Worth Career Search Network (FWCSN)
• MacArthur Blvd Baptist Church (MBBC) Career Transition Network (CTN)
• McKinney Trinity Presbyterian Church Career Transition Network (CTN)
• McKinney Workforce Networking
• Preston Trail Job Network (PTJN)
• Saint Philip's Episcopal of Frisco Job Ministry
• Southlake Focus Group (SFG)
• St. Andrew UMC Sales Group with Dennis O’Hagan