One of the team building skills I’m learning is how to properly network. According to the dictionary the word network means  – a group of  people who exchange information, contacts and experience for professional or social purposes.

Empowered People & Team Building Skills

I recently attending a training session by Trent Warner from Empowered People. Trent is a professional business recruiter who has decided to start his own business helping people find jobs. Trent’s years of experience has taught him what companies are looking for and how the jobs are actually filled. Trent and his partner Bill Scherpenberg have designed a system to teach people how to us networking to land their next job.

Team Building Skills and Job Search Facts

The training I attended was only 30 minutes, yet I learned some amazing team building skills. One of which is a skill I’m focusing on right now – networking. I also learned how jobs in today’s world are actually filled.

Here is are some interesting facts I found out. Fifty percent (50%) of the open jobs in today’s market are filled from within companies. Thirty-five percent (35%) of the jobs are filled through a person already in the company recommending some one they know, like and trust to the person who does the hiring in their company (networking). Fifteen percent (15%) are filled with Monster or  Career Builder and three (3%) are filled using professional recruiters.

Network Marketing and Team Building Skills

What I believe is in order for you to create a really good part-time income in network marketing or a full-time one you need to have team building skills. One of the first skills you need is networking.

Just think about how much value you could add to the world by learning how to properly network. Not everyone you share you business opportunity with is going to want to join you.

By being willing to share your team building skills of networking with those who do not join your opportunity, you can add value to their life. By teaching them a new skill and maybe helping them get a more full filling job.

Learning how to properly network can even help your team members who have not built up their network marketing income to a level of being able to leave their job find a better job.

Here is a video of the team building skills I learned:

Your goal with this networking and team building skill is to:

• meet the person
• make a good impression and
• get the appointment to talk later to help each other.

This is what I would call a win, win situation. Let your team building skills allow you to make yourself more valuable.

Till next time…..

Debi Talbert