Tom Sellig is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Patheon, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization. We sat down (on Skype) and talked about how networking had played a role in creating opportunities along his career path. (He and I met through networking, as a result of starting this podcast.)
Networking isn’t just for finding jobs. It can be very helpful when you need to fill a position. Tom described to me how he thinks about where he wants to be in his career two or three years from now, and how he makes that happen, including:
Understanding what’s important to an organization
Avoiding distractions
Who to network with and how to approach them
Why LinkedIn is so powerful
Where you might be surprised to find connections
We also talked about the ACP-LS Annual meeting and why it is a unique and valuable event for both networking and professional development.
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