5 Steps to Rock Any Networking Event
A great face-to-face connection can help you jump start the career you’ve always wanted.
Not everyone loves bobbing in and out of a strange crowd with a bundle of business cards in one hand and a plate of cheese in the other. Approaching people you don?t know while trying to build connections can be awkward. Nevertheless, the fact remains: a face-to-face connection can help you to build professional relationships and, in minutes, jumpstart the career you?ve always wanted.
Whether you’re looking for a partner, a client or an employer, networking events can make a real difference. Not only can it help you grow professionally, it can also do good for your personal life.
However, as the saying goes, it only takes a second to make a bad first impression. Before you go out to one of the many networking opportunities available to you throughout the year, it’s important that you hone your approach.
Here’s how:
- 1. Get there early.
- 2. Wear your conversation starter.
- 3. Don?t get sucked in by negativity.
- 4. Research, research, research.
- 5. Pretend your business card is money.
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