V Skill HF-D3.5-001 transversal 8 skills
networking
Making new contacts inside and outside the organisation, showing mutual benefit and actively keeping the contact alive afterwards.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Structured interview · rho 0.42 (SD 0.19)
- hrmforce instrument
- Big Fifty, Competency Check
- Competency (50-framework)
- Networking
- Trainability
- medium
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
Behaviour-based interview with fixed questions and a rating scale per question.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Introduces themselves to unknown participants at an event and records with whom they spoke. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Determines which contacts own work requires, actively establishes them and maintains them at regular intervals. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Builds a network across the profession and the value chain, brings parties together and uses it for the organisation's position. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Preparing a networking conversation Networking prep | Finding out before an introductory meeting what the other person does and which question you want to ask. | rising |
| V | Pitching own work briefly Elevator pitch | Explaining in half a minute what you do, for whom and where you add value. | rising |
| V | Making contacts at a trade fair Trade fair networking | Approaching strangers at a fair or conference, finding out their question and agreeing a next step. | stable |
| T | Maintaining a LinkedIn network LinkedIn networking | Keeping own profile current, connecting deliberately and staying visible through posts and messages. | rising |
| V | Recording contact details after a meeting Contact logging | Recording name, organisation, topic and agreed follow-up in a list or system shortly after a meeting. | declining |
| V | Asking a contact for an introduction Asking for referrals | Asking an existing contact to introduce you to someone you need for your work. | rising |
| V | Naming mutual benefit in a new contact Mutual value | Making explicit in a new contact what you can bring and what you are looking for. | rising |
| G | Keeping a contact warm after a meeting Follow-up | Sending something useful or asking for a short update at agreed moments after a first meeting. | rising |