By: Alfred Wande
Otis Scott talked to us and tried to give us knowledge on how to network in today’s economy.
Success is not what you know, it’s not who you know, but it’s who wants to know you.
His philosophy of networking is “using the people have with one another to increase your exposure to information and opportunity.” He states that having a network is a good way to be successful in the real world. An interesting fact from his presentation was that most businesses will fail within the first 5 years without a network. Another interesting fact that was given was that first impressions count even, if it’s online. He also stated that 45% of employers use social networks to screen job candidates and that 35% of employers did not offer jobs because of the content recovered from social media.
Scott advised us to choose our friends wisely because you are who you associate yourself with. He also wanted us to be aware of what we post on our social media accounts because more than likely it can come back to harm us in the future.
Scott provided LinkedIn as a good resource to start building networks. Throughout the entirety of the presentation Scott provided valuable information on how one can start networking and also market themselves.