Stop Applying. Start Connecting: A LinkedIn Networking Strategy for Job Seekers.

Networking is one of the most important parts of a successful job search - but for many job seekers, it can also be one of the most uncomfortable. Who should you contact? What do you say? And how do you reach out without feeling like you're simply asking someone for a job?

Join Katherine Burik, President of The Interview Doctor, Inc., for a practical, interactive session on using LinkedIn to make networking more intentional, manageable, and effective.

A self-described introvert, Katherine approaches networking differently. Instead of trying to "work the room" or cold-call strangers, she uses LinkedIn to research companies, identify the right people, find common ground, and start genuine professional conversations.

During this LinkedIn networking session, Katherine will show you how to:

• Identify companies you want to work for - including opportunities beyond the usual job postings
• Use LinkedIn to find potential hiring managers, future colleagues, and other valuable connections
• Find a natural "hook" that gives you a reason to reach out
• Write personalized connection requests that can actually start conversations
• Move from a LinkedIn conversation to a coffee or virtual coffee meeting
• Build relationships without immediately asking someone for a job
• Create a repeatable networking process you can work into your job search each week

Katherine will also demonstrate these techniques using LinkedIn, so you'll see how to put the strategy into practice rather than simply hearing about it.

Why This Meeting Matters Right Now

As we head into the holiday season, October is a great time to strengthen your network. Hiring processes may change pace during November and December, but conversations, introductions, and relationships don't have to stop.

And you can start before Katherine even begins her presentation.

Come early, introduce yourself to other Hudson Job Search attendees, and make a few new connections. The people sitting beside you are fellow professionals with careers, companies, colleagues, and networks of their own.

Networking doesn't have to mean asking someone for a job. It starts with getting to know people.

Join us October 5 and learn how to turn those connections - both in the room and on LinkedIn - into an active part of your job search.

Hudson Job Search is free and open to all job seekers. Registration is required.