Networking for Nerds: Tips to Help Reluctant Networkers Make Connections

We all know people who can walk into a room full of total strangers and walk back out with a group of new best...

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Networking That Works: Tips For Success

By Amelia Chan, CHRP ‘One size fits all’ does not apply to networking. There are many ways to network but it ultimately depends on the...

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Why We Network (& Why it Works)

By Amelia Chan, CHRP Put simply, networking is is vital to building and maintaining connections.  People who don’t understand the ongoing need to stay in touch...

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The Nuances of Networking: Mastering the Mindset

By Amelia Chan, CHRP Networking is misunderstood.  The idea of networking (as a verb) or the network (as a noun) often sends shudders through most...

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You’re Not That Boring: Finding a Better Answer to “What’s New?”

By Rhonda Victoor It’s fully expected. The classic opening question when I bump into an acquaintance at a networking function is, “What’s new?” It’s fully expected,...

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The Investigative Reporter Style of Networking

By Rhonda Victoor Sally sighed on the other end of the phone line, “Rhonda, I try to meet new people, but I’m just not connecting...

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Card-Thrusting and Other Schmoozey Networking Violations

By Rhonda Victoor It was the first networking event of the conference.  I stood at the door, knees knocking, wishing I knew someone in the...

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Creating Links Where They Don’t Exist

By Krysty Wideen Ok, most of us have been on LinkedIn for a while with varying degrees and kinds of usage. I think LinkedIn is...

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