LinkedIn is one of the most effective tools you can use for business networking online. Retha van Staden, Communications Strategy Consultant at Solutionetics, drawing on present and past experience at Bookpay and Cytrus Technology, helps us get the most out of using LinkedIn.
“I know of a prominent procurement officer in Cape Town who receives an email from his PA with links to profiles on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and any other interesting bits she found about a person before he meets with them. This is common practice for any professional these days, so you will find that even your children's teachers would be "googling" the parents or other family members to find out more about them,” she says.
She’ll touch on the importance of profile accuracy, skills and companies, connecting with others and how to research someone. Retha is also an expert at face-to-face networking and will share some tips which we can practice on each other at the meeting.
Our venue is the revamped Ocean Basket at N1 City who are kindly offering sushi platters before Retha begins. There will be a cash bar. Click here for details and directions.
Fee R100 per person booked.