Sample Networking Contacts Spreadsheet
Networking is simply creating and cultivating relationships. One key ingredient to a successful networking strategy is a comprehensive way to keep track of your contacts so that you can continue growing the relationship after the first meeting. Here is a sample spreadsheet contributed by the University of Windsor Faculty of Law that you can use for your networking plan.
| Name | Employer | Email & Phone | How we met | Most recent contact | Introduced me to | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schmoe | Ministry of the Environment
(when we met: same) |
[email protected]
555-555-5555 |
My supervisor during 2L summer |
E-mailed update on October 12, 2016 |
John Doe | Windsor Law Class of 1995. Provided me with a reference letter |
| Jane Doe | Sole Practitioner - Criminal Law and Family Law Practice |
[email protected]
555-555-5555 |
Reached out to her through LinkedIn in January 2045 | Had coffee on September 17, 2016 | John Roe, Joan Doe | Always hiking in interesting places |
| Joan Doe | Cavalluzzo (when we met: United Steelworkers) | [email protected]
555-555-5555 |
Introduced by Jane Doe at a bar association event in February 2015 | Phone call on July 18, 2016 |
John Smith |
Windsor Law Class of 2010. Told me to join the Labour & Employment Law Society |
| John Doe |
Legal Aid Ontario (when we met: Ministry of the Environment) | [email protected]
555-555-5555 |
Former co-worker during my 2L summer | E-mailed on June 12, 2016 | Jane Roe (his wife, who works at Gowling WLG) | Prefers e-mail over LinkedIn messages. |
| Joe Bloggs |
Miller Canfield (when we met: same) | [email protected]
555-555-5555 |
Met at the Detroit Bench and Bar event in on October 13, 2016 | Connected on LinkedIn on October 14, 2016 | N/A | Practices immigration law. |
Produced by the Windsor Law Career Services Office
University of Windsor
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