Title: Identify the benefits of networking for personal support and success.
Course: Education for Employment - Exploratory (Development) (22901-18) > Section: Exploring Job Acquisition Skills

Identification should include the following benefits:

- Networking allows an individual to share and leverage resources, ideas, experiences, and opportunities.
- Networking allows an individual to be supported by a variety of people.
- Networking enables strength in numbers; a group can work together to achieve goals.
- Networking experiences such as job fairs offer opportunities to meet and build relationships with business and industry representatives and prospective employers.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who would be included in your personal network to help with your future career decisions?
- How can a strong network help you be successful personally and professionally?
- How can you strengthen your network?
- Why is etiquette important during the networking process?
- What are the advantages of in-person networking?
- How should one prepare for face-to-face networking?
- How can you network online? What are some common sites used for online networking?