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Every Young Professional Needs an Elevator Intro Speech
7-22-2010
You find yourself in the following position. You’re at a networking event and a hiring manager from a company you’d love to work for is making his way around the room. If you play your cards right, you’ll have a chance to shake his hand and try to wow him. But what do you say? How do you make a great impression and stand out from the crowd? This is where your elevator intro speech comes into play. Here are five steps for crafting a solid elevator speech.
(Read more...)3 Ways to Keep Your Next Networking Event Flowing
2-22-2010
Flow is the most important part of attending a networking event. Nothing is worse than feeling stuck with a less-than-interesting conversational companion all evening. But even if your new connection is the most interesting person in the room, you aren’t maximizing either of your efforts by clinging to each other all evening. Learn three great ways to manage your transition out of a conversation, good or bad, with style and finesse.
(Read more...)Networking Tips for the New Year
1-06-2010
The term networking can turn some people off, let alone the act itself. Whether you’re nodding in agreement or not, at least one piece of information below will hopefully be useful to you. It might help to think of networking as meeting new (and often times interesting) people. Here are some tips to help you dust off your networking (a.k.a. people meeting) skills in 2010: networking can be learned, helps you find a mentor, requires homework, and is a two-way street.
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