Professional networking is the process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other working professionals. It is developing and using contacts made in business for purposes beyond the reason of the initial contact. It is the exchanging of information with others in an informal network, as to further a career.
You need to know people to find a job in Peterborough. That is the reality of it. Peterboroughcareers.com is useful for finding out where the jobs are in Peterborough. It is useful to determine labour market trends in Peterborough. But it is not the final destination.
Take a look through the following networking opportunities in town. Many of them come from the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce but there are others. At the bottom of the page, see the list of sites advertising events in Peterborough useful for networking purposes.
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Check out the following sites for lists of upcoming events in the city of Peterborough:
Business Advisory Centre at GPAEDC Seminars: http://www.gpaedc.on.ca/start.php
Kawartha Now: Networking Guide: http://kawarthanow.com/business/networkingkawarthas.asp
Peterborough Chamber of Commerce: http://www.peterboroughchamber.ca/wcevents/eventsstartpage.aspx
Peterborough DBIA: http://www.peterboroughbia.com/calendar.php
Peterborough Examiner: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/Calendar/DisplayEvents.aspx
Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism: http://www.thekawarthas.net/eventcalendar/searchEvent.jsp
Peterborough Promotions: http://www.peterboroughpromotions.com/
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The Business Advisory Centre often puts on training for businesses, starting and established, in the community. Check out their list of events at http://www.gpaedc.on.ca/start.php. Please contact Elizabeth Teleki at 705-743-0777 ext. 2123 or eteleki@gpaedc.on.ca to register for seminars.
Consider also the Siemens Leadership meetings held once a month at Siemens Miltronics here in town. If you are interested in attending the meetings, please email Heather Munro at heather.munro@siemens.com.
Another option, join LinkedIn and connect with people around Peterborough. Check mine out at http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/michael-vanderherberg/14/45/333. Also, check me out on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/vanderherberg.