Networking Buzz
LinkedIn’s Big Ideas of 2013
If you haven’t yet jumped onto the “Follow” option on LinkedIn, 2013 is the time to do it. You can follow everyone from world leaders (yup, Obama’s there) to CEO’s and life gurus (I personally love Richard Branson and Deepak ... Read More »
Should You Have a Personal Website or Professional Online Portfolio?
Generation Y has been creating websites for as long as we can remember. In the 90s, there was GeoCities, Expages, Angelfire, and many more. Gen Y created websites for everything from crushes on Jonathan Taylor Thomas to feuds with our ... Read More »
Personality vs. Reputation on Social Media
When it comes to social media, there is a delicate balance between showing your personality and protecting your reputation. Great social media profiles do both flawlessly, but it’s not an easy balance beam to walk. Let’s break it down – ... Read More »
The App You Need at Every Networking Event
You go to a networking event, and if you’re having a great night, you leave with a stack full of business cards. You have no clue if, in that stack, there might a potential employee, employer, friend, or even a ... Read More »
Why December is Your “Sweet Spot” for Networking
It’s officially December, and what’s occurring for many job seekers and those focused on networking is a total break in the work they’ve done up until this point in the year. The mentality, when Thanksgiving hits, is that everyone is ... Read More »
Conversation Starters That Really Work (And Don’t Make You Sound Like an Idiot)
Starting conversations with strangers is not easy….for anyone. No matter how outgoing you are, how big your personality, standing next to someone you don’t know and saying hello for the first time is intimidating and can make you feel like ... Read More »
Is Hugging Ever Okay in Business?
They’re three words that either make you feel totally at ease or scare the living hell out of you: “I’m a hugger.” Certainly, you’ve run into these people in your business life. They hug hello, hug goodbye, and just plain ... Read More »
Alumna or Alum-NO? How Involved Should You Be With Your Alma Mater?
Last weekend, I spent time with about 60 professional women while mentoring nearly 100 teen girls with Step Up Women’s Network. In one session, mentors opened up about their own college experiences and the advice they’d give to young ... Read More »
Finding a Male Mentor
Here at Career Girl Network, we’ve talked a lot about the importance of female mentoring, sponsoring, and supervisory relationships. The notion of women helping women is key when we’re talking about changing the ratios for women in business and getting ... Read More »
7 Reasons You Might Be Obnoxious and Inauthentic
The above photo was the look on my face and the face of the friend at a networking event recently when one or two attendees were being, for lack of a better word, obnoxious. I didn’t have to tell my ... Read More »
