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By Nikki MacCallum
Networking is one of the most important skills that you can utilize to position yourself for career success wise. It is also an activity that individuals typically find overwhelming, daunting, and scary. Networking comes in many different forms of relationship building and sometimes we don’t even realize we’re doing it. In many ways, every single person we encounter presents an opportunity, and part of the challenge of networking is figuring out where those opportunities are. Below are seven different tricks to make networking more palatable, tangible, and productive.
You can practice these seven techniques anytime and anywhere. Remember, you don’t need to be at a networking event to network! Make connections, build relationships, and set yourself up for success.
To discuss this topic more, reach out to me at NMacCallum@lighthouseglobal.com.
Nikki MacCallum brings over thirteen years of experience in the executive search space with a focus on litigation technology and eDiscovery. She’s spoken on panels and at conferences nation-wide (ABC News, Women in eDiscovery, LegalTech, CALSM, ARIAS) and was recently the key note speaker for a global Career Panel Workshop at American Express. Nikki is also a resident speaker at New York City’s Coalition for the Homeless where she privately mentors underprivileged women looking to re-enter the workforce.
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