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STaYiNGONTOp Network With Others to Assist You in Your Career [By elisa Becze, BA, ONS Staff Writer] N etworking can be an important part of advancing your career. A network is a group of people with whom you maintain relationships who may one day help you in your professional life. Such relationships are based on mutual interests, quite often related to your profession. Although developing a network may seem intimidating, you probably already have a good foundation. Past and present colleagues, managers, vendors, chapter members, and pharmaceutical representatives may be helpful one day in the future. And although a network isn’t necessarily a list of friends more than it is a list of professional contacts, don’t exclude personal contacts such as friends and relatives, religious and civic leaders, academic acquaintances, and significant others. Just remember that a large network is hard to maintain, so choose quality over quantity. Keep in touch with your contacts regularly through phone calls or e-mail. The easiest way to keep track of your network and ensure that you leave the lines of communication open is through a database or spreadsheet. Free online programs such as Linked In (www.linkedin .com) also may be helpful. For more information on networking and other tips for advancing your career, check out the ONS Career Resource Guide, available at http://esource .ons.org/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=ING NCAREERRES. ✱ Tuesday, June 24, 2008 02:33 PM CST day, Chemo begins tomorrow and Sarah has been told that she is likely to lose her mo hair. Despite this news her spirits are high. She is joking about looking like a que ball, but I know, we all know, that she could never look anything but beautiful. Recovery from the surgery continues to go well. Sarah is now able tiful. ab to lift Katie without causing strain on her sutures. Your messages continue to continu warm our hearts. It will require a lot of people to bring our family through this. m I most likely will not update this site until our next meeting with the t oncologist, so please be patient. In the meantime, we will be living up this ogist, great gift of life. I pray you do the same! HER SPIRITS ARE HIGH. This is news worth sharing. Challenging events in life require more than a card. CaringBridge.org is the right place for your patients to have those conversations - not with the whole world, just their own. Tell them to set up a personal website at www.CaringBridge.org. They’ll discover how a CaringBridge website can make their lives a whole lot better. 38 ONS CONNECT OctOber 2008 http://www.linkedin.com http://www.linkedin.com http://esource.ons.org/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=INGNCAREERRES http://esource.ons.org/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=INGNCAREERRES http://esourceons.org/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=INGNCAREERRES http://www.CaringBridge.org http://www.CaringBridge.org http://www.CaringBridge.org

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