1 00:00:01,243 --> 00:00:03,258 Hello, and welcome to EduKatedSTEM. 2 00:00:03,258 --> 00:00:05,557 I am Kate, the founder of EduKatedSTEM, 3 00:00:05,557 --> 00:00:07,230 and today we're going to be talking 4 00:00:07,230 --> 00:00:10,439 about networking, So sometimes you 5 00:00:10,439 --> 00:00:13,405 might be qualified for the role. You might 6 00:00:13,405 --> 00:00:15,838 apply for the role, but you don't even 7 00:00:15,838 --> 00:00:18,537 get interviewed. And maybe if you had 8 00:00:18,537 --> 00:00:22,286 utilized your network or had built a network, 9 00:00:22,286 --> 00:00:24,984 you would have a completely different 10 00:00:24,984 --> 00:00:28,384 outcome. So, this is one of the reasons 11 00:00:28,384 --> 00:00:31,833 why I'm going to encourage you to develop, 12 00:00:31,833 --> 00:00:35,799 build a network, and then nurture it so 13 00:00:35,799 --> 00:00:38,165 that when you are ready to move on, 14 00:00:38,165 --> 00:00:41,564 you can work with your network. Let 15 00:00:41,564 --> 00:00:42,748 them know that you are looking for 16 00:00:42,748 --> 00:00:45,564 another opportunity, And maybe you 17 00:00:45,564 --> 00:00:47,562 can utilize them to get informational 18 00:00:47,562 --> 00:00:50,228 interviews or other things. But the first 19 00:00:50,228 --> 00:00:53,527 thing is, you need to network. Now, when 20 00:00:53,527 --> 00:00:55,560 I mentioned that word did a chill, go 21 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,743 down your spine? I've had a lot of 22 00:00:57,743 --> 00:00:59,692 conversations with individuals who 23 00:00:59,692 --> 00:01:02,908 think networking has kind of a horrible 24 00:01:02,908 --> 00:01:07,423 connotation. It's slimy. It is kind of 25 00:01:07,423 --> 00:01:11,172 using people you know to get your 26 00:01:11,172 --> 00:01:13,538 own way or for your own benefit. 27 00:01:13,538 --> 00:01:16,637 But it goes both ways, right? So, 28 00:01:16,637 --> 00:01:17,953 they're in your network. You could 29 00:01:17,953 --> 00:01:20,103 potentially help them. They might 30 00:01:20,103 --> 00:01:22,952 be looking for that as well. And 31 00:01:22,952 --> 00:01:25,235 you're going to be building a network 32 00:01:25,235 --> 00:01:28,234 of friends and colleagues. So, these 33 00:01:28,234 --> 00:01:29,451 are going to be people that you want 34 00:01:29,451 --> 00:01:31,916 to be connected with. You're not 35 00:01:31,916 --> 00:01:34,632 going to be, hopefully meeting someone 36 00:01:34,632 --> 00:01:37,181 that you don't want to be talking 37 00:01:37,181 --> 00:01:40,515 to in the future, because that is going 38 00:01:40,515 --> 00:01:44,113 to be uncomfortable for you. So, let's 39 00:01:44,113 --> 00:01:47,362 talk about maybe networking at a 40 00:01:47,362 --> 00:01:49,950 conference because, as a scientist, 41 00:01:49,950 --> 00:01:51,261 this is what you're going to be doing. 42 00:01:51,261 --> 00:01:52,310 Hopefully you're going to go to a 43 00:01:52,310 --> 00:01:54,930 conference you're going to listen 44 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:55,959 to presentations. You're going to 45 00:01:55,959 --> 00:01:58,210 learn new information. You might 46 00:01:58,210 --> 00:02:00,232 present a poster, you might present 47 00:02:00,232 --> 00:02:04,374 an oral presentation. And then 48 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:06,640 hopefully you're going to talk with 49 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,173 your peers, maybe meeting new 50 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:13,355 people. Maybe figuring out who 51 00:02:13,355 --> 00:02:15,937 you might want to be working for 52 00:02:15,937 --> 00:02:18,969 or with in the future. So, networking 53 00:02:18,969 --> 00:02:22,502 isn't a bad thing, But I'm going to 54 00:02:22,502 --> 00:02:25,284 encourage you to go in with a plan. 55 00:02:25,284 --> 00:02:27,272 And I've seen a number of networking 56 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:30,605 talks. At ABRCMS I saw a talk 57 00:02:30,605 --> 00:02:33,789 specifically for networking for introverts, 58 00:02:33,789 --> 00:02:35,370 which was very, very good, but I 59 00:02:35,370 --> 00:02:37,530 thought a lot of the information 60 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:39,686 was also quite pertinent to people 61 00:02:39,686 --> 00:02:44,602 who were not introverts. So I'm an 62 00:02:44,602 --> 00:02:47,616 introvert. I find the concept of going 63 00:02:47,616 --> 00:02:50,782 to conferences and going to networking 64 00:02:50,782 --> 00:02:53,117 events. It's challenging. It really is. 65 00:02:53,117 --> 00:02:56,660 But I force myself to do it because 66 00:02:56,660 --> 00:02:57,981 you know, the more you do it, the 67 00:02:57,981 --> 00:03:01,779 easier it becomes. And I take advice 68 00:03:01,779 --> 00:03:04,912 from my friend Mary Mitchell and 69 00:03:04,912 --> 00:03:08,495 she always said, when you go, just 70 00:03:08,495 --> 00:03:10,994 have a goal in mind. So, if your goal 71 00:03:10,994 --> 00:03:14,776 is to meet a certain person, then 72 00:03:14,776 --> 00:03:16,927 that is what you try and do. If it's 73 00:03:16,927 --> 00:03:20,474 to meet a certain number of people, 74 00:03:20,474 --> 00:03:23,257 then you know three to five individuals 75 00:03:23,257 --> 00:03:25,256 and to have a good conversation 76 00:03:25,256 --> 00:03:27,289 with them, then that is what you do. 77 00:03:27,289 --> 00:03:31,122 Once you have met your goal, 78 00:03:31,122 --> 00:03:33,595 your requirement, it's then up to you 79 00:03:33,595 --> 00:03:35,561 if you then choose to leave the 80 00:03:35,561 --> 00:03:38,628 networking event. But hopefully 81 00:03:38,628 --> 00:03:41,893 by that point, you will feel comfortable. 82 00:03:41,893 --> 00:03:43,459 You've made some friends. You 83 00:03:43,459 --> 00:03:48,123 might actually want to stay. When 84 00:03:48,123 --> 00:03:49,657 you're going to a conference, 85 00:03:49,657 --> 00:03:51,390 especially nowadays, a lot of the 86 00:03:51,390 --> 00:03:55,673 time you will get information on a 87 00:03:55,673 --> 00:03:57,922 conference app. so ABRCMS 88 00:03:57,922 --> 00:03:59,505 definitely does that. The National 89 00:03:59,505 --> 00:04:01,372 Postdoc Association does that. 90 00:04:01,372 --> 00:04:03,320 And they actually use the same app. 91 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,969 I might completely kill the pronunciation 92 00:04:05,969 --> 00:04:11,190 Whova, I'm not sure but it's a good 93 00:04:11,190 --> 00:04:12,934 little app. It has a list of all of the 94 00:04:12,934 --> 00:04:15,202 attendees. It has the presentations, 95 00:04:15,202 --> 00:04:18,327 where they are, what the talks are. 96 00:04:18,327 --> 00:04:20,932 You can go on and you can highlight. 97 00:04:20,932 --> 00:04:22,716 Yes, I want to go to these presentations, 98 00:04:22,716 --> 00:04:25,310 and then you have an itinerary, 99 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:28,113 and then the app can say, you know, 100 00:04:28,113 --> 00:04:29,948 you've got to talk in 10 minutes in this 101 00:04:29,948 --> 00:04:32,345 place, so it's very, very helpful. But 102 00:04:32,345 --> 00:04:35,344 you can utilize the app to kind of 103 00:04:35,344 --> 00:04:37,227 come up with a plan for what you 104 00:04:37,227 --> 00:04:39,459 want to do for networking. So, maybe 105 00:04:39,459 --> 00:04:41,893 there is someone in your field that 106 00:04:41,893 --> 00:04:43,842 you are absolutely dying to meet. 107 00:04:43,842 --> 00:04:46,275 Are they on the list of attendees? 108 00:04:46,275 --> 00:04:48,957 If they are, are they speaking? If 109 00:04:48,957 --> 00:04:50,723 they're speaking you absolutely 110 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:52,240 know where they're going to be 111 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,840 at one point of time. So you could 112 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:57,838 try and go and speak to them after 113 00:04:57,838 --> 00:05:00,804 they have finished. Or maybe you 114 00:05:00,804 --> 00:05:02,520 just know that they're going to be 115 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,060 there so, maybe you try and have 116 00:05:05,060 --> 00:05:07,137 a conversation in a more relaxed 117 00:05:07,137 --> 00:05:08,535 setting. So, maybe over a coffee, 118 00:05:08,535 --> 00:05:10,168 or you see them at a lunch table, 119 00:05:10,168 --> 00:05:11,801 and you ask if you can join them. 120 00:05:11,801 --> 00:05:14,190 Whatever it is, if there are certain 121 00:05:14,190 --> 00:05:15,900 people that you want to meet, 122 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:18,599 then let's try and make that happen. 123 00:05:18,599 --> 00:05:20,299 Why do you want to meet them? 124 00:05:20,299 --> 00:05:21,931 Maybe you want to potentially work 125 00:05:21,931 --> 00:05:24,282 with them in the future. You just 126 00:05:24,282 --> 00:05:25,925 want to have a chat about an 127 00:05:25,925 --> 00:05:27,889 experiment or a paper that they've done. 128 00:05:27,889 --> 00:05:29,989 Whatever it is. So let's focus on 129 00:05:29,989 --> 00:05:33,589 what we want to get out of that. 130 00:05:33,589 --> 00:05:35,521 And maybe there are other people 131 00:05:35,521 --> 00:05:38,636 there who would be helpful, someone 132 00:05:38,636 --> 00:05:40,210 who works at an institution that 133 00:05:40,210 --> 00:05:41,986 you're interested in working at, but 134 00:05:41,986 --> 00:05:43,820 not necessarily that individual. 135 00:05:43,820 --> 00:05:45,251 You can have a conversation with 136 00:05:45,251 --> 00:05:47,518 them and find out is it a great place 137 00:05:47,518 --> 00:05:48,933 to work? Maybe you'll have a 138 00:05:48,933 --> 00:05:50,633 chat to them and go. Oh, I don't 139 00:05:50,633 --> 00:05:52,118 want to do that. I don't want to move 140 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:55,414 on. So look at the conference 141 00:05:55,414 --> 00:05:58,331 attendees and see who you might 142 00:05:58,331 --> 00:06:01,363 be interested in working for or talking 143 00:06:01,363 --> 00:06:04,730 to. And the next thing is be prepared. 144 00:06:04,730 --> 00:06:07,145 So, as a graduate student, you might 145 00:06:07,145 --> 00:06:09,528 not have the opportunity to have 146 00:06:09,528 --> 00:06:12,161 graduate sorry, to have business cards. 147 00:06:12,161 --> 00:06:16,560 But maybe your graduate school 148 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,508 will purchase them for you. We used 149 00:06:18,508 --> 00:06:21,357 to make them for our graduate students. 150 00:06:21,357 --> 00:06:25,410 So that was a possibility. If not 151 00:06:25,410 --> 00:06:26,972 Vistaprint or something very similar, 152 00:06:26,972 --> 00:06:30,156 will make you cards for actually quite 153 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:34,288 cheap. So, I designed my business 154 00:06:34,288 --> 00:06:38,886 card on Vistaprint. I think I got a 155 00:06:38,886 --> 00:06:43,170 thousand of them for $25 or 156 00:06:43,170 --> 00:06:45,680 something. It's really not that 157 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,585 expensive, and you can, you know, 158 00:06:47,585 --> 00:06:49,882 put your name, an email address, 159 00:06:49,882 --> 00:06:51,866 I don't put my phone number 160 00:06:51,866 --> 00:06:53,500 because I don't want people 161 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:54,865 phoning me at random times. 162 00:06:54,865 --> 00:06:57,248 And if you've got a website, then 163 00:06:57,248 --> 00:06:58,915 put that information on there. 164 00:06:58,915 --> 00:07:01,863 You could always, if you get a 165 00:07:01,863 --> 00:07:03,246 obviously a smaller number of 166 00:07:03,246 --> 00:07:05,696 them, you could say where you 167 00:07:05,696 --> 00:07:07,412 currently are, that you're a graduate 168 00:07:07,412 --> 00:07:10,460 student or a postdoc, you can 169 00:07:10,460 --> 00:07:11,977 always personalize it even more 170 00:07:11,977 --> 00:07:15,194 and say, you know, this is your field. 171 00:07:15,194 --> 00:07:17,570 I'm looking for jobs or whatever it is. 172 00:07:17,570 --> 00:07:19,658 You can pop it in there. So even 173 00:07:19,658 --> 00:07:22,290 if your institution won't give you 174 00:07:22,290 --> 00:07:24,756 a business card, then maybe you 175 00:07:24,756 --> 00:07:26,656 can kind of get some made. You 176 00:07:26,656 --> 00:07:28,289 might want to take a few copies 177 00:07:28,289 --> 00:07:30,688 of your CV or resume with you. 178 00:07:30,688 --> 00:07:33,772 You know if you have a particular 179 00:07:33,772 --> 00:07:35,200 person that you want to meet 180 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:36,236 and you want to share your work 181 00:07:36,236 --> 00:07:37,919 with them, you could always print 182 00:07:37,919 --> 00:07:41,118 a copy of a paper or an abstract 183 00:07:41,118 --> 00:07:42,968 or something and attempt to give 184 00:07:42,968 --> 00:07:46,500 it to them. I will say that people 185 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:48,801 have tried to give me CV's, resumes, 186 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:53,882 papers in the past, and I'm gonna 187 00:07:53,882 --> 00:07:56,432 be honest. You get home, and 188 00:07:56,432 --> 00:07:58,650 you don't really do much with 189 00:07:58,650 --> 00:08:00,863 them. Business cards, yes, you 190 00:08:00,863 --> 00:08:02,829 know, I have a big stack of them. 191 00:08:02,829 --> 00:08:05,276 Then it's really funny because 192 00:08:05,276 --> 00:08:06,426 somebody will email and be like, 193 00:08:06,426 --> 00:08:08,200 Kate I met you at this conference. 194 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,290 We spoke, and if I can't remember 195 00:08:11,290 --> 00:08:12,341 them, then I'll go through my 196 00:08:12,341 --> 00:08:13,873 stack of business cards. I'm like, 197 00:08:13,873 --> 00:08:16,890 did I meet you? Because if I know 198 00:08:16,890 --> 00:08:19,789 that I've met you, then you know 199 00:08:19,789 --> 00:08:23,387 my response is probably gonna 200 00:08:23,387 --> 00:08:25,705 be more helpful. Or like, if you see 201 00:08:25,705 --> 00:08:27,170 me speak and you say, Kate, I saw 202 00:08:27,170 --> 00:08:31,710 your seminar on this, rather than 203 00:08:31,710 --> 00:08:34,585 Kate, I want this from you. Then 204 00:08:34,585 --> 00:08:36,301 obviously, I'm going to be more 205 00:08:36,301 --> 00:08:38,567 helpful to the person who you 206 00:08:38,567 --> 00:08:39,967 know opens up with I saw you 207 00:08:39,967 --> 00:08:41,949 at this thing and I would like your 208 00:08:41,949 --> 00:08:44,876 advice. So I don't know about 209 00:08:44,876 --> 00:08:45,942 giving things other than a business 210 00:08:45,942 --> 00:08:48,773 card. But you want their business 211 00:08:48,773 --> 00:08:50,457 card. If they can give you a business 212 00:08:50,457 --> 00:08:51,806 card that's really helpful, because 213 00:08:51,806 --> 00:08:53,523 then you can find them on LinkedIn. 214 00:08:53,523 --> 00:08:55,205 You can send them an email. And 215 00:08:55,205 --> 00:08:59,870 even if it's just you know it was 216 00:08:59,870 --> 00:09:00,337 wonderful to meet you at this 217 00:09:00,337 --> 00:09:02,521 meeting, I would love to stay in 218 00:09:02,521 --> 00:09:05,504 touch. Or if there's a question or 219 00:09:05,504 --> 00:09:06,936 something that you can kind of 220 00:09:06,936 --> 00:09:09,252 talk about following your conversation. 221 00:09:09,252 --> 00:09:12,510 Kind of move it along then that's 222 00:09:12,510 --> 00:09:13,600 always really helpful to kind of get 223 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,199 them into your network. Obviously, 224 00:09:17,199 --> 00:09:18,815 if they're at a conference and you 225 00:09:18,815 --> 00:09:20,281 email them that night or something, 226 00:09:20,281 --> 00:09:22,297 then it might take a few days for 227 00:09:22,297 --> 00:09:23,780 them to respond because they're 228 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:24,813 at a conference too. They might 229 00:09:24,813 --> 00:09:26,280 be socializing and hanging out. 230 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,580 Or you might want to wait until 231 00:09:28,580 --> 00:09:31,780 the conference has ended and 232 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:32,511 then send them an email because 233 00:09:32,511 --> 00:09:33,578 they'll have got home, and they 234 00:09:33,578 --> 00:09:38,577 will have more of an ability to respond. 235 00:09:38,577 --> 00:09:41,809 I'm a huge fan of just randomly 236 00:09:41,809 --> 00:09:44,250 talking to people around you. I've 237 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:47,607 met some really cool people whilst 238 00:09:47,607 --> 00:09:51,756 waiting for tea, not coffee. Or in a 239 00:09:51,756 --> 00:09:53,506 line for lunch. You know, you just 240 00:09:53,506 --> 00:09:56,272 randomly start talking to someone, 241 00:09:56,272 --> 00:09:58,104 and you find out that they're a really 242 00:09:58,104 --> 00:10:00,188 cool individual who does something. 243 00:10:00,188 --> 00:10:03,819 And so just have an open mind, just 244 00:10:03,819 --> 00:10:06,885 see where it goes. You might meet 245 00:10:06,885 --> 00:10:09,817 someone who does something that 246 00:10:09,817 --> 00:10:11,135 you've never considered, and you're, 247 00:10:11,135 --> 00:10:13,251 like, oh wow, that sounds really cool. 248 00:10:13,251 --> 00:10:15,299 I might be very interested in that. So, 249 00:10:15,299 --> 00:10:18,898 be open to meeting new people. 250 00:10:18,898 --> 00:10:22,300 Be open to new information. But 251 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:24,430 don't overstay your welcome. So, 252 00:10:24,430 --> 00:10:27,680 if someone's kind of shifting from 253 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:31,280 side to side, looking at their watch, 254 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,761 checking their phone, trying to 255 00:10:33,761 --> 00:10:34,912 make eye contact with someone 256 00:10:34,912 --> 00:10:37,100 who's walking past. They want to 257 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:38,293 leave. They don't want to talk to 258 00:10:38,293 --> 00:10:41,576 you anymore. So, if someone is 259 00:10:41,576 --> 00:10:43,225 making kind of the body language 260 00:10:43,225 --> 00:10:45,892 that they've had enough, let them go. 261 00:10:45,892 --> 00:10:49,474 Don't hang on. You know that's 262 00:10:49,474 --> 00:10:51,122 when you say it was lovely to meet 263 00:10:51,122 --> 00:10:53,555 you. I would love to to stay in touch. 264 00:10:53,555 --> 00:10:55,488 If you haven't already exchanged 265 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:56,855 business cards that's, you know, 266 00:10:56,855 --> 00:10:58,370 can I have your business card and 267 00:10:58,370 --> 00:11:01,590 I'll leave you to it? I've got to get 268 00:11:01,590 --> 00:11:04,307 to my next session, or I'd like another 269 00:11:04,307 --> 00:11:06,740 cup of tea, or whatever. Make your 270 00:11:06,740 --> 00:11:11,380 exit graciously. But what you don't 271 00:11:11,380 --> 00:11:12,605 want is for them to get irritated 272 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:15,770 with you, because then they're not 273 00:11:15,770 --> 00:11:17,936 going to want to help you or or stay 274 00:11:17,936 --> 00:11:21,169 connected to you in the future. So, 275 00:11:21,169 --> 00:11:24,951 consider that. Then you follow-up. 276 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,401 So, again, you're going to find them 277 00:11:27,401 --> 00:11:28,767 on LinkedIn, if they're on LinkedIn, 278 00:11:28,767 --> 00:11:31,616 you're going to send them an email. 279 00:11:31,616 --> 00:11:33,515 Maybe they've got a social media 280 00:11:33,515 --> 00:11:36,265 profile? Whatever it is, you're going 281 00:11:36,265 --> 00:11:40,364 to connect, and try and connect 282 00:11:40,364 --> 00:11:43,180 with them a few times, so you can't 283 00:11:43,180 --> 00:11:45,983 just say, okay, you're now my connection 284 00:11:45,983 --> 00:11:49,510 and in a year or two, I'm going to be 285 00:11:49,510 --> 00:11:51,293 reaching out to you and hoping 286 00:11:51,293 --> 00:11:53,243 that you can help me find a job 287 00:11:53,243 --> 00:11:54,381 because they're not going to remember 288 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:58,254 you. They're not gonna necessarily 289 00:11:58,254 --> 00:12:00,221 think yes, it was that person. I met 290 00:12:00,221 --> 00:12:01,753 them at this conference. They were fab. 291 00:12:01,753 --> 00:12:03,504 I absolutely want to assist them. 292 00:12:03,504 --> 00:12:06,344 You need to make sure that they can 293 00:12:06,344 --> 00:12:10,080 give you good advice for you because 294 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,509 they know you as an individual. If you 295 00:12:12,509 --> 00:12:14,225 are asking them to connect you with 296 00:12:14,225 --> 00:12:16,507 someone for either an informational 297 00:12:16,507 --> 00:12:17,707 interview, or because there is a job 298 00:12:17,707 --> 00:12:20,207 available. They need to know that 299 00:12:20,207 --> 00:12:22,356 you're good. They need to know that 300 00:12:22,356 --> 00:12:24,822 endorsing you isn't going to embarrass 301 00:12:24,822 --> 00:12:26,888 them, so you need to know them 302 00:12:26,888 --> 00:12:29,854 sufficiently so that they can do that 303 00:12:29,854 --> 00:12:32,236 for you. So, you need to continue 304 00:12:32,236 --> 00:12:36,404 to network. So, even if it's, I saw this 305 00:12:36,404 --> 00:12:38,819 paper in your research field and I 306 00:12:38,819 --> 00:12:41,184 thought it was really cool. Or, I had 307 00:12:41,184 --> 00:12:43,318 a question on it would you mind 308 00:12:43,318 --> 00:12:47,133 taking a look? Or if you, you know 309 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:49,649 that they love a particular sports 310 00:12:49,649 --> 00:12:51,381 team and their sports team wins 311 00:12:51,381 --> 00:12:54,781 you're, like, hey, just, saw that your 312 00:12:54,781 --> 00:12:55,881 team won at the weekend, 313 00:12:55,881 --> 00:12:58,681 Congratulations, I'm sure that you're 314 00:12:58,681 --> 00:13:00,628 on cloud nine or something. Whatever 315 00:13:00,628 --> 00:13:03,280 it is, you just need to kind of keep 316 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,961 in touch with them every so often. 317 00:13:04,961 --> 00:13:06,194 Obviously, it doesn't need to be 318 00:13:06,194 --> 00:13:07,994 every day, every week, every month. 319 00:13:07,994 --> 00:13:10,526 But just occasionally, you just go. 320 00:13:10,526 --> 00:13:12,876 Oh, remember me, I'm here. I'm 321 00:13:12,876 --> 00:13:16,225 in your network. And then hopefully 322 00:13:16,225 --> 00:13:18,124 when it comes time to reaching 323 00:13:18,124 --> 00:13:21,700 out to your network, they will be 324 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:22,540 in a better position to help you. 325 00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:26,254 So, networking can be scary. I truly 326 00:13:26,254 --> 00:13:28,137 appreciate that as an introvert, 327 00:13:28,137 --> 00:13:32,736 but it does get easier. So please 328 00:13:32,736 --> 00:13:34,571 don't be put off. If you're saying, no, 329 00:13:34,571 --> 00:13:37,190 I can't go out and do this take a 330 00:13:37,190 --> 00:13:39,336 friend, take a friend with you. And, 331 00:13:39,336 --> 00:13:42,467 you can kind of walk within groups 332 00:13:42,467 --> 00:13:45,567 yourselves and talk. The only issue 333 00:13:45,567 --> 00:13:48,448 I would have for that is if your friend 334 00:13:48,448 --> 00:13:52,650 might be more of an extrovert than 335 00:13:52,650 --> 00:13:55,579 you, and you don't get to talk. They're 336 00:13:55,579 --> 00:13:57,163 happily networking, but you're like 337 00:13:57,163 --> 00:13:59,412 the quiet little mouse in the corner. 338 00:13:59,412 --> 00:14:01,444 You do need to interact with people 339 00:14:01,444 --> 00:14:03,794 in order to build your network, so 340 00:14:03,794 --> 00:14:06,126 going with a friend is very helpful. 341 00:14:06,126 --> 00:14:09,770 It can definitely break the ice, but 342 00:14:09,770 --> 00:14:10,460 your friend also needs to give you 343 00:14:10,460 --> 00:14:13,241 the opportunity to shine. Or you 344 00:14:13,241 --> 00:14:15,892 get to the meeting and you disappear, 345 00:14:15,892 --> 00:14:17,190 you're in the same room, but you 346 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,858 are networking at different times. 347 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:20,283 And then you come back together, 348 00:14:20,283 --> 00:14:22,573 so that makes sure that both of 349 00:14:22,573 --> 00:14:25,389 you do do the work necessary in 350 00:14:25,389 --> 00:14:28,220 order to network. Well, I hope that 351 00:14:28,220 --> 00:14:30,903 helps. Good luck networking. If you 352 00:14:30,903 --> 00:14:33,619 have advice for networking and 353 00:14:33,619 --> 00:14:35,520 connecting with people, I'd be 354 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:36,719 interested to know it. Pop it in the 355 00:14:36,719 --> 00:14:39,534 comments below. Please like and 356 00:14:39,534 --> 00:14:41,233 subscribe, and I'll see you next time. 357 00:14:41,233 --> 00:14:43,500 Thank you, bye bye.