Can you guys offer advice on how to build and maintain a network for a female who is just starting out in consulting? We place a lot of emphasis on networking and I wanna have genuine conversations.

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Hey, I am passionate about this. I think myself and others could tell you to do coffee chats, social events, PRD work etc etc. But to actually strategize this you need to put some thought into it. What is the end goal here? What do you want out of these people? There are different people you should network with different things, and different people require different strategies. Sorry, plain out being “yourself” and friendly is not good enough.

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You are not a fraud. Networking is a diplomatic game all successful people play.

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speaking for myself as a woman in tech , I kind when people ask me about my career progression is when I have the best conversations. the questions asked tend to be genuine

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