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> FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, J»nu»ry 8,1999
10 golden rules of networking
It's a common clichd uttered
often to those in search of a job.
What the person offering that
helpful advice is most likely refer
ring to is your need to establish a
network of contacts. To date, net
working is still the number one
job search method and accounts
for 70 to 80 percent of job offers,
according to the University of
lowa.
Networking is, however, some
thing of an art. It requires some
time and a little luck to meet the
person holding the key to your
dream job. To help you learn the
art of networking, here are some
tried and true tips:
1. Be prepared - any time, any
place. Keep your business cards
and copies of your resume with
you all the time. You never know
who you might meet.
2. Talk with your personal
contacts first. Start with the peo
ple you know personally - friends
and family, and those you know
professionally: teachers, profes
sors and former bosses. Practice
selling yourself to those who are
close to you before you try your
net sales technique on people you
don’t know quite as well.
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, 3. Go beyond personal con
• tacts to people you don’t know.
‘Begin contacting those people to
your personal contacts
Ctpferred you. Initiate each conver
*Wtion by stating how you
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Chamber meeting set for Jan. 30
j. The 44th annual Cumming-
Forsyth County Chamber of
Commerce meeting is scheduled
for Saturday, Jan. 30, from 6:45-
'4lp.m.
The cost is $65 per person or
. $520 for a table of eight. The
Chamber also is accepting cash
donations of SSO or more, which
will be recognized in the annual
.meeting program as well as in
>*4ocal news and Chamber news.
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Homebuilder promotes re-greening
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re-green Forsyth County by planti
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Peace, located off Shady Grove
S Road in Cumming. Yarbrough is
■ the builder of the new 36-home
jJ community.
The Cumming/Forsyth Chamber
4of Commerce, Keep Forsyth
I? Beautiful and Pike’s Family
EDI boosts Georgia economy
'Georgia’s 1998 economy has
been strong not just regionally but
nationally as well. Part of the credit
is due to Georgia Tech’s Economic
Development Institute for its
efforts to boost Georgia compa
nies, communities and economic
development efforts.
Specifically, there are three key
points to EDl’s accomplishments
in 1998:
• During fiscal year 1998,
Georgia companies added or
retained 2,400 jobs as a result of
EDI assistance.
• Companies in EDl’s business
incubator program, the Advanced
Technology Development Center, ■
provided 2,500 jobs and posted
revenues of more than S3OO mil
lion.
• EDI provided technical assis
tance to 1,150 companies around
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establish a relationship by show
ing an interest in what they have
to say, not just what they have to
offer.
4. Ask for information, not a
job. This is referred to as the
“information interview” because
it is an opportunity to learn about
the industry, job opportunities and
local businesses. This is not the
appropriate time to ask for a job.
Instead, discuss companies you
are targeting and ask if the person
knows anyone'else in the industry
who might speak with you. Get
permission to use their name and
always say thank you.
5. Focus your conversations.
Use each conversation to get the
most information possible. Give
your contact a brief summary of
your career objective, major
strengths and accomplishments.
Then ask specific questions that
will provide you with helpful
information.
6. Look for opportunities to
reciprocate. Offer something of
value to those who are taking time
to help you. Make your conversa
tions two-way communication. As
you ask questions and listen to
answer, respond with helpful
information of your own.
7. Keep your promises. If you
promise to call back, do it. If the
person is difficult to reach, keep
trying. It is your responsibility to
make the connection happen.
$500; Gold, $200; Silver, $100;
and Bronze, SSO.
The annual meeting will be held
at the Sawnee Center at 1090
Tribble Gap Road in Cumming.
Seating is limited as last year’s
meeting sold out.
Donna Wade is the incoming
chairman of the Board of
Directors and will be following
Mary Helen McGruder in that
post.
The Chamber’s executive com-
Nurseries support the effort.
Yarbrough’s wife, Kelly Klein
Yarbrough of Northside Realty, is
the new subdivision’s listing agent
who developed the tree-planting
initiative.
The first tree, a hardwood sapling
donated by Pike’s, was planted at a
Dec. 30 ceremony. Along with the
Yarbroughs, Vicki Clair of the
Chamber, Nancy Smallwood of
Keep Forsyth Beautiful and Todd
the state and to 130 communities
and economic development orga
nizations.
EDI assists business and indus
try, assists growing new compa
nies, attracts companies to
Georgia and prepares communities
for growth. EDI provides services
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8. Stay in touch. Keep your
contacts informed about the
progress of your job search
through brief phone calls or short,
handwritten notes. Send a thank
you letter within 24 hours after
every informational interview.-To
keep the relationship beneficial
for you and your contact, keep
communication consistent.
9. Join professional organiza
tions. Gathering information from
people in the industry can be
made easier by visiting or joining
a local professional organization.
Many members are eager to help
job seekers and often know com
panies with open positions.
10. Get a mentor. Find someone
with experience in your field and
build a relationship with them.
Get their advice and use them as a
sounding board for discussing
your thoughts and ideas. Ask for
an opportunity to shadow them
for a day in order to get a better
picture of what they do.
Deborah Zinn is with Interim
Services of Cumtning.
mittee has established a search
committee to find a new presi
dent. Pat Topping, who has served
as Chamber president since
October 1996, recently resigned.
The Chamber will look to “a
lot of different avenues to get the
word out,” said Wade, who antici
pates the search could take several
months.
For more information or to make
a donation, contact the Chamber
at (770) 887-6461.
Jarrett, outside sales manager with
Pike’s Wholesale Division in
Buford, helped plant the first tree at
Nature’s Peace.
Jarrett said he will work with
Yarbrough on plans to plant the
remaining 35 trees. Yarbrough
hopes his initiative, designed to
help maintain the county’s natural
environment and to support respon
sible growth, will promote tree
planting in other subdivisions.
Business and Industry Services,
the Center for Economic
Development Services and the
Advanced Technology
Development Center - and a
statewide network of 19 regional
offices.
For more information, visit the
web site at www.edi.gatech.edu.
BUSINESS
New business
Transmission repair
& service shop opens
A new transmission repair busi
ness, National Transmission
Masters, opened Nov. 30 at 112
Mauldin Drive, Midway, about a
half-mile north of Brassland
Shopping Center.
National Transmission Masters
offers transmission repair for for
eign and domestic, automatic and
manual, rear and front wheel drive
and 4x4 vehicles. It also offers
clutch, axle and flywheel service.
Free service, computer and elec
tronic checks and free towing are
offered with repair.
A 12-month/12,000-mile nation
wide warranty is provided on
repairs/services and most extend
ed warranties are accepted.
Financing is available for
approved customers.
Owners Evan and Michelle Hill
chose Forsyth County as the loca
tion for their new shop because of
the area, and knowing the com
munity helped them decide to
become independent after years in
the transmission business as fran
chise operators.
The couple also lives in Forsyth
County, in Alpharetta. Evan said
Business, industry and real estate notes
Saw Horse Inc. earns
industry awards
Atlanta-based Saw Horse Inc., a
design/build residential remodel
ing and renovation firm serving
north metro Atlanta including
Forsyth County, won a number of
awards in 1998.
Three of the awards, from the
Georgia chapter of the National
Association of Remodeling
Industry (NARI), were presented
to the company at the NARI
Contractor of the Year Awards
Program held in early December.
They were: Kitchen Award in the
$30,000-$60,000 category, Bath
Award in the more than $20,000
category and Residential Interior
Award.
In early November, Saw Horse
Inc., won two Professionalism
Awards from the Greater Atlanta
Home Builders Association and
the Atlanta Sales and Marketing
Council.
Earlier this year, Saw Horse Inc.
was presented with the 1998
Chrysalis awards for “Georgia
Remodeler of the Year” as well as
“Remodeler of the Year” for the
10-state Southeastern region at
the Southern Building show held
in Atlanta in June.
Superstructures of Cumming
won the 10-state “Remodeler of
the Year” award in 1997.
Prudential realtors
make contributions
Prudential Atlanta/Georgia
Realty announced recent accom
plishments of three brokers in its
north Georgia offices.
Arlene Ingram, an agent with the
realty’s 400 North office, has
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National Transmission Masters, owned and operated by Evari
and Michelle Hill of Forsyth County, is open in Midway.
he and his wife hope to one day
have some acreage in north
Forsyth.
Evan’s nine years in the business
plus the experience of the three
full-time technicians offers some
50 years of combined transmis
sion experience at National
Transmission Masters. The com
pany also employs a part-time
joined the Lake Lanier
Association Environmental
Committee. Ingram, a Lake
Lanier homeowner, is the only
realtor serving on the committee.
Beth Grasser, also of the 400
North office, was recently award
ed the Leadership Training
Graduate designation from the
Women’s Council of Realtors.
She received the award at the
1998 Annual Convention in
Anaheim, Calif. Candidates earn
required credits by completing
four of seven offered courses.
Grasser’s courses included
Excellence in Communications,
Leadership Through High
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Jan Baker, managing broker of
the company’s Buford office, was
recently named to the board of
directors for the National
Association of Realtors (NAR).
As an NAR broker, Baker will
serve as liaison between the mem
bership of Georgia Association of
Realtors and the membership of
NAR.
New ‘feed & seed’
has equine focus
Register to receive The Mane
Points, a horse-enthusiast maga
zine, at Southwind, the new
Southern States retailer in
Cumming.
The magazine registration is an
effort to kick off the new store’s
equine product line focus. Current
equine lines are being expanded
to include the new horse feeds
and animal health products from
Southern States.
Southwind carries full lines of
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assistant manager and Evan
expects to need additional
employees in the future as the
company grows.
National Transmission Masters
is open Monday through Friday,
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on
Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon.
For more information, call (678 j
393-9332 or fax (678) 393-0772..-
Southern States feed, seed, fertil
izer, farm supplies and animal
health products. Southwind
will carry western and work wear,
boots, hats, tack and saddles. f
Owners Doug and Frances
Grizzle also will manage tlje
store, which is located at 50Q0
Spot Road. Southwind is open
Monday through Saturday from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. For more informa
tion, call (770) 887-5161.
Richmond, Va.-based Southern
States is celebrating 75 years in
business and claims to be one of
the largest U.S. farmer coopera
tives. It operates in 17 states
through 638 local dealers like
Southwind.
Your business news..
News about businesses and
industries locating or expanding
in the county is welcomed. Send
your news to: Forsyth County
News, P.O. Box 210, Cumming,
Ga. 30028.
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