The “8th Habit” of Highly Productive Nigerian Professionals
Apr 16th, 2008 by Loy Okezie
Photo courtesy of suavemagazine
Whether you’re just starting out in your professional career or you’ve already established yourself, the 8th Habit of Highly Productive Nigerian Professionals will help you network your way through your career.
While there are several networks - from human to media to techonology to engineering networks, the 8th Habit relates to human/social networking, or more appropriately professional networking.
What do you know about professional networking? Are Nigerian Professionals engaging in networking? How can you improve your career and productivity via networking?
This post will now discuss the 8th Habit.
The 8th Habit ~ Network
Participate in Social Networking Events
Social networking events such as NiPROevents.com provide professionals with the opportunity to meet other professionals in their industries, establish business relationships and power their career prospects.
NiPRO International is a global network of motivated young Nigerian professionals working together to cultivate impeccable professionalism, discover business etiquette & protocol, and exchange ideas and visions for their careers and the Nigerian culture. NiPRO - the Nigerian PROfessional [a subdivision of the AFRIcan PROfessionals Network (AfriPRO)] - organised its first business and social networking event in Nigeria in January 2004 and recently held a summit and awards event for the Global Top 40 Nigerian Female Professionals in Lagos, Nigeria.
Use Professional Networking Sites
Have you ever been to Pro.CareersNigeria.com?
It is a free professional networking site for colleagues and contacts that are interested in careers in Nigeria. With this service, you can invite your workmates, classmates and business associates in order to build a network in your quest to progress in your careers or find better jobs or even establish genuine business relationships. Read Tips on How To Use ProCareersNigeria.com to Power Your Careers.
Perhaps you’ve heard of LinkedIn? LinkedIn is an online network of more than 20 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. LinkedIn helps you to be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have.
Social networking sites such as Facebook.com provide another great opportunity for Nigerian professionals to connect with other Nigerian professionals in the U.K, U.S and around the world. Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
If you cultivate the habit of networking, your professional life will greatly improve as well as your productivity and efficiency on the job. If you have not yet read the 7 Habits of Highly Productive Nigerian Professionals, you can find them in these seperate links below:
Habit #1, Habit #2, Habit #3, Habit #4, Habit #5, Habit #6, Habit #7
To your career success!
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