Network, Build Contacts, Enhance Your Overall Professional Development

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Network, Build Contacts, Enhance Your Overall Professional Development
1 Informational interview
Networking is an important activity in businesses as good networks help improve performance in businesses. Building good contacts and good reputation in businesses is also a milestone to advance one’s professional career (Ashraf 142). Good contacts and reputation help people relate well and work well towards the business performing well. I conducted the interview below to learn more about networking and building of networks to improve professional performance my friend who graduated five years ago, and he is currently self-employed. The reason as to why I interviewed him is that I wish to start a company and employ people, which made me prefer my close friend I give me a business insight. The business owner stocks technological devices, which include computers and mobile phones in most of his shops.
I learned several aspects of leadership skills from the interview. One of the things is that as a leader, you need to be an exemplary example for the subordinates in the firm. Good leaders are people who are a symbol of unity and need to be trustworthy (Hakanen et al. 50). Leaders need to create an environment that promotes a good working environment. The working environment where my friend works are good and admirable as most of his workers affirm. They praise him to be a charismatic and a friendly person in carrying out business operations.
The overall experience of conducting the informational interview was knowledgeable. I learned a lot about business administration, networking and the importance of keeping good contacts with the business and other external factors. The interview will also help me significantly, as I undertake my future career because I learned quite a lot about entrepreneurship. A good reputation is important for businesses (Hunt-Barron et al. 10). The reason as to why the good reputation is important is that a good reputation attracts customers to the business. The interview encouraged me to continue with my career plans.
In conclusion, the interview was quite important as I learned significant entrepreneurship lessons. I learned that networking and good reputation are milestones to business success. Another thing I learned is that one has to have good employee relations as well orchestrate all factors of production. Based on the above reasons, the interview was important to me as it imparted me with the good knowledge required in my future career.
Interview questions
1. What was the chief reason that prompted you to start your own business?
2. What do you consider a milestone factor for business people to consider?
3. Why is it important to maintain a good employee relation?...