This Tips2GetaJob topic Networking: Intentions and Expectations is going to be a little different today because I want to share with you an incident that occurred with me online. You know I try to keep the show short under…at first I was like, let’s try to keep it under 5 minutes. Well, okay…I just could not share my information under five minutes so then I said okay let’s go with ten. Sometimes…I need a little more than 10, so my goal is to not go over 15 minutes okay? Cause, I know you got other things to do. Alright, well read this:

Let’s start off with the word ‘Intentions’ alright. I’m just being honest with you. When I meet you, whether it’s online, whether it’s in person, over the phone, at an event…I don’t say…when I first meet you, ‘what is your intention?’ I don’t say that. That’s just not me, I’m a true believer that…if I talk to you on the phone or if I get a message from you, an email or I see you in person at an event, even if we just happen to be at the same gas pump at the same time pumping gas. I just feel like things happen for a reason and it was meant for me to meet you at the time that it happens. So, I don’t think of it as…what’s your intention. I don’t know maybe it might be me, maybe this person didn’t mean it in a negative way or maybe I’m being defensive I don’t know.

Click here to leave a comment and let me know, what do you think? Be honest, click on comment on this page and type in your response to this situation or you can call 678-825-JOBS (5627). You can call that number, leave a message and give me your opinion and I will even put your voice message on my blog. If you don’t want your voice message on the blog and you just want me to talk about your voice message just say that on the recording. There I go, going on…and on…and on. That’s why it’s hard to keep my show under 15 minutes.

Okay, so let me tell you what happen. I shared this with my friend because we go way back. So, let me tell you what I do. This is what I do sometimes, every Thursday if you listen to the show I give people shout outs. I give you a shout out because it’s just my way of saying thank you, that’s why it’s called ‘Thank You Thursday’. I don’t think we thank each other enough and I think most of us, want to be heard, want to be seen, want to be recognized for the work that we do. Some people just like the attention alright, let’s just keep it real. I just figured you know… I’m going to dedicate Thursdays to say thank you to my peeps, you know what I mean? If you’re following me on Twitter, LinkedIn whatever it may be it’s just my way of saying thank you. Also, if you leave comments I give you a shout out two times because I say thank you at the time that you do it and then I put you on my blog and that’s why happened.

I posed a question because sometimes I put a question on the internet, LinkedIn groups, Facebook and Twitter and I get a lot of response back on LinkedIn I love that and I strongly suggest my job seekers do the same. See a lot of stuff I suggest to you, I’ve done it and so have my clients. So, it’s just what I do…alright. I post a question out there so I can get someone else’s opinion and so I could share it. I don’t remember what the question was but there’s this group leader on LinkedIn. I won’t be specific as to what’s the name of the group. She answered my question and what I tend to do is if you take the time out of your busy day to leave a comment and answer my question.

I figured the least I can do is give you the credit for what you just done especially, if you leave a good comment. So, I’ll cut and paste your comment and put it on my blog and I’ll also post a link to your LinkedIn profile so the readers can go directly to you. I also post your picture so, I’m giving you all the praise…I’m giving you all the credit because I don’t want my readers to think that’s what Jacqui said, that’s what Job Coach Jacqui said no, this is what you said! So, I thought to myself…I never had this issue before. I have been blogging since I think 2008 and I never ran across a situation like this before. So, that’s why I’m sharing this with you today. I was like, that’s a good comment I like her answer. She actually wrote a little bit of what I said on a previous show. I was like hey we answered the question kinda similar and I replied back to her comment ‘thank you for taking the time to do this and hey go to my blog www.jobcoachjacqui.com I just gave you a shout out!

Next thing I know, I get an email back stating ‘that’s plagiarism, you didn’t ask for my permission’. I thought to myself, wow! I thought plagiarism was when you take someone’s words and you don’t give them credit and you use those words as your own, you know what I mean? Another thing I was thinking was when someone posts something on social media isn’t it there for the public. Didn’t you post for people to see? So, I replied back by first saying I apologize but this is something I’ve always done. She pretty much was asking what my intention was. I told her my intention was to share this useful information to job seeker to help them get back to work. It’s another tip to help them get a job and I thought it was great and I wanted to give you credit where credit is due. This is a way for my network of over 11,000 people can read and hear what you had to say and she didn’t like it. So, I apologize and told her she threw me for a loop and this is the first time I’ve ever experience this.

I being kind because she went on and on, she went in on me! She was like plagiarism, legal stuff and blah…blah…blah and on…and on and I’m think woo Boo it ain’t that serious. Hey, if that’s how you take it, if you feelin’ that kinda way I’ll remove it…not a problem, no big deal. I told her that’s the intention of my blog, that’s why I’m on social media just to share information to help job seekers to get back to work.

How about she responds back, no keep my comment on your blog but I’m the group leader and I know what you’re doing. I know the reason why you did this is to earn money and to sell and blah…blah…blah. I was like really, because if you go to www.jobcoachjacqui.com I don’t think you will find on my blog me saying buy this or purchase this because I’m not selling anything. It’s free information!

No you don’t know my intentions or expectations, you got me all wrong! I just had to vent real quick. Did I go over my 15 minutes cause I really, really, really try to keep it short? I apologize if I went over fifteen minutes.

Do me a favor click on comment and let me know Jacqui you took it the wrong way or Jacqui she’s right you should have ask her for permission or do you agree with me, Jacqui you gave her the opportunity to allow her opinion to be seen and heard by your network and her network on a different platform.

I talked to my girlfriend (social media expert) and she was like just remove her. That’s why people are on social media to be seen, heard, accepted and recognized. She was like it’s out there, it’s on Google. Has she sent an email to Google and was like hey, I’m on your search engine. You didn’t ask for my permission to be put on your search engine.

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