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The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search

Episode 7: The power of networking

In the seventh podcast of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, describes why networking is so important and how it will help you build relationships with key players in the job market.

To create the ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search, ICAEW worked with Simon Gray, author of ‘Super Secrets of Successful Executive Job Search’ and founder of Career Codex, in addition to experts from across the recruitment and business world to share their knowledge of how to find and secure the job you want.

In Episode 7, ‘The power of networking’, Gray explores how effective networking can provide you with access to ‘market-makers’ – well-connected and influential figures within a specific industry sector, who are often trusted advisors to employers.

While networking is not always easy, Gray argues that practice makes perfect and that your efforts will be rewarded. In this podcast, Gray shares his advice on how to network effectively. “To find success at networking events you have to have a strategy and think who, where, how and how often?” He says.

In this podcast Gray is joined by:

  • Sally Adams, Acting Chief Financial Officer at Electrocomponents Plc; and
  • Andrew Clark, Finance Director at Costa Enterprises.
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Episode guide

You can listen to the rest of the series on icaew.com or on iTunes:

Episode Title Date available
Getting started 5 February 2016
The job market environment  12 February 2016 
The psychology of job search success  19 February 2016 
The importance of planning your job search  26 February 2016 
CVs that stand out and impactful cover letters  4 March 2016 
Getting in front of decision makers  11 March 2016 
The power of networking  18 March 2016 
Positioning yourself online  25 March 2016 
Delivering a first-class interview  01 April 2016 
10  Handling the offer and negotiation stage  08 April 2016 

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