The If You Could Jobs Weekly: Tips on networking from two business founders
We talk to SXWKS’s Charles Olayinka and Zosia Swidlicka of Opening Line about overcoming the challenges of networking – from gathering confidence to embracing curiosity.
We asked you – our wonderful readers – to tell us what networking means to you. What are the benefits? How do you actually go about making new contacts? What tools do you use online or in person? And what are the biggest barriers to networking you’ve faced?
We summarised your responses coupled with reflections and tips from Charles Olayinka of SXWKS and Zosia Swidlicka of Opening Line – two business founders who have nurtured their own creative networks in unique ways.
“I’m always wondering if the person I’m talking to is even interested in what I’m saying. In all honesty I haven’t completely overcome it – but for now I just try and ignore that little voice.” says Charles Olayinka, founder and director of creative collective SXWKS.
Click here to read the full focus on our audiences’ challenges and attitudes towards networking on the If You Could Jobs Journal.
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This Week’s Edit
Midweight Designer
DesignStudio
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30,000 – £42,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Senior Copywriter
DesignStudio
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30,000 – £55,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Product Designer
Just Insure, Inc.
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £40,000 – £60,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
UX Designer
The Body Shop International Ltd
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Office & Facilities Manager
Intermission Film
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Product Designer
Inktrap
- Location
- Remote, London
- Salary
- £38,000 – £44,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Junior Product Designer
Inktrap
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £27,000 – £34,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Marketing Manager
ITV
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Creative Digital Design Lead
GoodLove
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £50,000 – £57,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Producer
JustSo
- Location
- Remote, London
- Salary
- £35,000 – £40,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Graphic Designer
Malcolm Reading Consultants
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £42,000 – £46,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Producer
Hearst UK
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Senior UX/UI Designer
Lighthouse
- Location
- Remote, London
- Salary
- £55,000 – £72,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Principal UX/UI Designer
Lighthouse
- Location
- Remote, London
- Salary
- £70,000 – £90,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Senior Project Manager/Producer
ITV
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Mid-Weight Graphic Designer (Branding)
hug(london)
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30,000 – £45,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Graphic Designer
Forpeople
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Marketing and New Business Assistant
Maccreanor Lavington
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £26,000 – £32,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Junior Graphic Designer
Stuart Chapman Design
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £23,000 – £25,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Content Assistant
The Brand Identity
- Location
- Remote
- Salary
- £25,000 – £27,000
- Contract Type
- Part Time
- Applications Close:
Mid-weight UI Designer
ico Design
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £35,000 – £40,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Mid/Senior Account Manager
Mammal Ltd
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30,000 – £40,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
Junior-Mid Copywriter
Poppins
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £25,000 – £30,000
- Contract Type
- Full Time
- Applications Close:
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