Networking requires the ability to build and maintain a strong, broad professional network of contacts and relationships. This activity is important because the career competency of networking will play a critical role in your ability to get a job after graduation and to progress in your career.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of tips for improving your networking competencies.

Match each person to the tip for improving your networking competencies that his or her description best represents.

1. Create a positive mindset

3. Build personal connections

5. Be mindful

7. Follow-up

9. Network with a purpose

11. Identify your career goals

Match each of the options above to the items below.

• Rahim doesn't want to attend the local young professionals' mixer this Friday. Social interactions like this can be draining for him. He decides to attend because it represents a chance to make a new buddy or twosomething he wouldn't normally get the chance to do because he's a natural homebody.

  Rahim doesn't want to attend the local young professionals' mixer this Friday. Social interactions like this can be draining for him. He decides to attend because it represents a chance to make a new buddy or twosomething he wouldn't normally get the chance to do because he's a natural homebody. Open choices for matching No answer 1 2 3 4 5 6

• Liz wants to be promoted to executive vice president at her company in the next three years. She doesn't personally know any of the current executive VPs, but her supervisor has offered to accompany her to the company holiday party and may be able to introduce her to some of them.

  Liz wants to be promoted to executive vice president at her company in the next three years. She doesn't personally know any of the current executive VPs, but her supervisor has offered to accompany her to the company holiday party and may be able to introduce her to some of them. Open choices for matching No answer 1 2 3 4 5 6

• Cerie has decided that once a month she will invite a different work colleague to have lunch. The catch is that the colleague has to be someone she has met once or twice but doesn't know very well.

  Cerie has decided that once a month she will invite a different work colleague to have lunch. The catch is that the colleague has to be someone she has met once or twice but doesn't know very well. Open choices for matching No answer 1 2 3 4 5 6

• Josh is meeting lots of new people this week at his annual industry conference. Each time he gets the chance to chat with someone new, he asks them "What are you most excited about in your job these days?"

  Josh is meeting lots of new people this week at his annual industry conference. Each time he gets the chance to chat with someone new, he asks them "What are you most excited about in your job these days?" Open choices for matching No answer 1 2 3 4 5 6

• Jacques turns his phone on silent and puts it in his back pocket whenever he attends work-related social events.

  Jacques turns his phone on silent and puts it in his back pocket whenever he attends work-related social events. Open choices for matching No answer 1 2 3 4 5 6

• Avery keeps a list on her phone with the name and company of every new contact she makes. Once a week she checks the list and sends a quick email to any new acquaintances she wants to keep in contact with.