How to network remotely

How to network remotely

Dec 30, 2022 | Featured, Job, Tips

How to network remotely

Connecting with people is one of the best ways to get new clients and become a good leader. Make ‘networking’ one of the goals for next year’s team and you will have a much better chance of success than if you don’t.

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1. Join LinkedIn groups

Aside from LinkedIn’s value in connecting people for resume inquiries and job searches, the popular platform also provides a wide variety of groups where you can connect by profession, location, personal interests, passions, and more.

2. Connect with your alma mater

Whether you use Facebook or LinkedIn, you can connect with alums from your beloved alma mater, near and far, across generations and continents. Your shared history and intimate knowledge of your school’s traditions, sports teams, etc. can serve as a great building block for building relationships, both personal and professional.

3. Use virtual coworking spaces

Coworking spaces are a great alternative to working from home. While many aren’t operating due to coronavirus (COVID-19), there are virtual office solutions like Pragli and Sococo that help people connect with one another, wherever they may be.

When it’s safe for coworking spaces to reopen there are a few different coworking spaces to consider. We’re all familiar with WeWork, which places a heavy emphasis on social events like happy hours and “lunch and learns”. Others include Regus, which offers space and meeting rooms in 475 cities across the U.S., and Workbar, which offers cozy coworking spaces and opportunities for social gatherings in the Boston area.

4. Go to the office (when it’s safe to)

Some employers require remote workers to come to the office on occasion, even just once a week. It can be of great benefit to everyone, forcing employees out of their “comfort zone” and allowing employers to reconnect face-to-face. When it’s safe to return to the office, your days can be spent networking with other teams, meeting new employees for the first time, or scheduling lots of coffee meetings with teammates to catch up.

5. Identify online meetups to join

Meetup is an online tool that connects you with people in your local community who share similar interests. Categories include hiking, cooking, photography, and learning a new language. Join a virtual meetup to chat with people who share your hobbies and are also looking to try new things — the possibilities are endless.

6. Attend virtual networking events

Trade shows and industry seminars are being reimagined for the digital world.

 

Read more tips for business owners by Inspection Support Network here

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The first step toward landing your dream job is honing your skills. While technical skills are the main criteria hiring managers consider while evaluating a job candidate, soft skills, such as multi-tasking and problem-solving, can also be deal-breakers: An overwhelming majority of employers ― 93% ― say soft skills play a critical role in their hiring decisions, according to ZipRecruiter.

To help jobseekers determine which skills to highlight on their resume, LinkedIn has identified the top 20 skills employers are looking for right now.

Here are the top 10 skills on that list:
  • Customer Service
  • Sales
  • Accounting
  • Business Development
  • Marketing
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Digital Marketing
  • Sales Management
  • Problem Solving

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Aug 19, 2022 | Featured, Hiring, Job, Latin America, South America, Why choose us

5 benefits of hiring employees from Latam

Hiring Latin American talent offers some advantages when compared to other parts of the world.

LATAM employees

Asia, Africa and Latin America are common destinations to find new talents. Hiring professionals from other countries enhances the company culture and opens up the company to diversity, helping to create a workplace set to innovation.

Let’s see 5 benefits:

Lower cultural barrier

American countries share more than a territory in common, but also a similar cultural background that makes it easier to integrate the foreign members of the team.

Closer time-zone

While it can be very difficult to work synchronously from Africa or Asia, in America the time-zone difference is almost zero.

Cost-effectiveness

The average wage for highly skilled talent in the region tends to be lower than in the U.S., which makes these talents more accessible for companies.

Strong tech environment in Latam

Latin America is a very fertile region for tech businesses and startups. The region has several tech hubs, especially in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Colombia.

It is also the home of some of the world’s most successful startups, scaleups and unicorns, like Nubank, Rappi, Ifood, 99, NotCo, Kavak and many others.

Remote-first brings flexibility

The pandemic has shown that remote work can be great in different contexts, and, if done well, it can be better than in person work itself.

If you plan to hire staff from abroad, offering a flexible work arrangement can shorten your hiring process and allow the talents to start working immediately.

Employees won’t necessarily have to move from their countries, but beware to create a remote-first environment, otherwise their employee experience can be seriously damaged.

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We share four-time management techniques. Working from home has excellent opportunities for both productivity and distraction. We give you some ideas to avoid falling into the trap.

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To optimize your time at home, we advise you to follow these tips.

1. Start with a to-do list

Your to-do list can set the tone of your entire day. Try creating a manageable to-do list the night before, and follow it throughout the day. Include everything from a big project to a creating your grocery list on your lunch break and include how long you think each task will take. Check the items off or cross them out when you’re finished.

2. Stop multi-tasking

You may think multitasking saves you time, but your brain takes at least 15 minutes to refocus whenever you switch tasks. As you multitask on two or more things, your mind has to shift focus continuously, and it can hurt your productivity. Try focusing on one task at a time and switch focus only when you finish. You’ll be less distracted, and you may even complete tasks quicker than if you tried to do them all at once.

3. Stay away from personal tasks

This is one of the biggest downfalls of working at home. It may seem quick to wash a couple of dishes, but then you’re also putting in a load of laundry, paying bills and taking out the dog. You wouldn’t do those things in an office, so you need to treat working from home the same way.

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4. Don’t surf the web
Many jobs today require using the internet, sometimes during your entire shift. However, the internet can also turn into a black hole. Surfing the web can lead to large amounts of wasted time — not to mention if you start scrolling through social media. Turn your phone off, so you’re not tempted to check it during the day, and take breaks from your computer if you feel tempted to check on the news or the weather.

If you manage to put into practice any of these tips you will see how your work improves remarkably. Do you dare to try it?

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Knowing how to keep a balance and staying mentally and physically healthy is important, and you can achieve it by implementing a few tips

Work life balance

Working from home is a double-edged sword, it has many benefits but it implies a lot of discipline. Here some ideas.

1. Track your projects

You won’t be rushing around trying to find the latest status or putting project reports together at the last minute if you know how to track your projects.

Having systems in place that keep you organized goes a long way toward supporting your work/life balance. Work takes longer when it isn’t structured. The more structure, processes, and organization you build into your time on the job, the easier it will be to walk away at the end of the day and enjoy your ‘life’ time.

Use the right project management tools to get the job done and you’ll save a lot of time.

2. Learn from your mistakes

Making the same errors at work time after time is a waste of energy. Schedule time for “lessons learned” meetings and document what comes out of them, then learn. Don’t make those mistakes again.

Take some time to implement what you’ve discovered and tweak your project to take advantage of that knowledge. Improve your processes and how you do what you do, and you’ll probably find that you have more time in the day for the good stuff.

3. Go home on time

Make an effort to “leave” on time, even if you work from home. Get up from your desk or project, walk away, and close the door behind you.

4. Learn how to deal with stress

Everyone has different approaches to dealing with their personal stressors. It’s up to you to identify the best coping strategies for you.

This might mean taking a proper lunch break, going for a walk, exercising, or spending time with your pets. When you know what your go-to de-stressing activities are, you can plan to do them whenever your work/life balance begins to feel a bit out of kilter.

5. Build gaps into your day

Don’t schedule project meetings back to back. Build in a little gap between each meeting. This gives you a chance to catch up mentally, and perhaps to slow down a little as well.

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