industry contacts
Useful business acquaintances
Industry contacts are the professional relationships and connections a person has within their field or business sector.
These are people who can provide information, opportunities, referrals, or assistance based on shared professional interests: She landed the job through her industry contacts.
The term implies a network cultivated over time through work experience, conferences, and deliberate relationship-building.
- conferencesOrganized professional assemblies
- trade showsIndustry product exhibition events
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- rolodexRotating index of contacts
- colleaguesProfessional associates
suppliers · networking events · alumni associations · old boy network · managers · LinkedIn · professional societies · gatekeepers · door openers · referrals · distributors · backchannels · mentorship programs · business cards · power brokers · headhunters · trade associations · phone calls
- Career Toolsresume, CV, cover letter, LinkedIn, job board
- career servicescareer coaching, career counseling, mentoring, career centers, job coaching
- Talent Industrytalent agents, talent scouts, talent management, casting directors, agencies
- trade showstrade shows, SXSW, trade fairs, expos, Comic-Con