The thought of networking events makes me shudder. I picture rooms full of people with name tags and strained smiles clutching plastic cups of wine and repeating their “elevator pitches” over and over. That’s not really networking. That’s speed-dating. Networking is something you do with people you know and trust. You could, in theory, develop…
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Job Hunting for Dummies: Structure and Connection
When unemployed or freelancing (or some combination thereof), it’s pretty easy to sink into an anxious, disorganized funk. Throwing résumés into the void of the internet feels “productive” — except of course it isn’t. I’m always strangely satisfied when I actually receive a rejection form letter two weeks later, because that means there actually is…
Job Hunting For Dummies: The Networking Cheat Sheet
Networking is one of my least favorite words in the English language. Not because I don’t enjoy chatting with people (though admittedly my enjoyment varies according to the people in question), but rather because of the implicit element of commerce. Each party is trying to figure out what they can sell to the other, or…
networking is easy
Networking is, for me, a dirty word. I hate schmoozing. I hate anything that smacks of self-promotion, especially if it is disguised as being “friendly.” I don’t need to be liked that much, and I don’t like people who are working hard to be likable. So I tend to avoid anything labeled a “networking opportunity”…
Plumb Wonderful 