From the category archives:

Networking

For sale

November 11, 2008

You’re in sales, whether you like it or not.
As young professional interested in making career progress, starting a business or networking, you’re selling yourself.
Sales professionals have a leg up on the competition in this department because they already know the ropes. The rest of us need to play catch up.
“But I don’t know how to [...]

Did you get a name tag?

November 4, 2008

When you’re surrounded by older professionals with whom you may not have much in common, it can be hard to strike up a conversation. For many, networking events are anxiety filled attempts at talking with others mixed with repeated visits to the bathroom/buffet table to appear occupied.
It doesn’t have to be that way and it [...]