Networking Event Advice

For the last few weeks many of my posts have contained references to the importance of networking for postgraduates searching for and securing work. A brief Google search will reveal that many people consider networking to be the single most effective strategy used in advancing your career. Therefore, learning the skills for effective networking is definitely worth the time and energy. All postgraduates can benefit by learning effective networking techniques and practices that will allow them to maintain professional contacts that can be used as sources and references for future jobs. But what is networking in the first place? Put simply, networking is just a synonym for developing and maintaining contacts and personal connections with a variety of people who might be helpful to you. That is all, nothing to be scared of or repulsed by. I know that when I first thought of networkin... read more