#78 Networking is a skill and why ‘growing my network’ is the wrong intention – Interview with Joppe Quaedvlieg (part I)

Everyone knows that networking is important to find your next job and to build up your career. But most of the people don’t know how networking works in a good way. Why do you want to network? What is your intention to grow your network and connect with certain people? This podcast episode is the first part of me interviewing Joppe Quaedvlieg (or during the first minutes he is more interview me 😊) and we are clarifying What you have to do to create connections that are really beneficial for you? Which questions do you have to clarify for yourself in advance? What are the biggest mistakes that people do when they are trying to ‘network’? If you want to learn more about Joppe, his concept of descriptive communication and how to be an empathetic leader, check out the previous episodes that we have recorded together: #60 What do you want? And how to find that out via ‘Descriptive Communication’ #61 Can you learn empathy? And why good leadership is not possible without If you are looking for a job or want to take the next step in your career, I would be happy to support you in your skilful self-presentation and showing your true, authentic self to a company! Therefore, this podcast is based on three pillars: • Self-confidence & self-esteem • Managing your emotions • Concrete communication techniques based on NLP And in each episode, you will hear about one of them. – Subscribe to not miss any important points! If you don’t want to miss the coming episodes – then following me on LinkedIn (Michaela Kettner) or Instagram (@michaela.kettner.fi). Keywords: Skillful self-presentation, Successful career, fulfilling career, important for career, successful in my job, self-confidence, network, networking, communication, skills, strength, LinkedIn, networking events, contacts, finding a job