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Ever did that??
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I think that might be a popular opinion. Everyone I know dreads them. It’s far from the only way of networking though. Talk to a Creative Director and 30 Minute University of Planning are good places to find folks who actually want to meet people
Somewhat agree. The right connection at the right time really can be the world of difference, but it is also a bit of finding a needle in a haystack to have that. I think you can have a natural networking through coworkers and colleagues now, events can be really hit and miss, more miss the hit too.
“Networking” events that are labelled as such are almost always a wasteland. Actual networking mostly happens at parties or events where people are there for non-networking reasons.
But also, people who show up at events trying to get a new job can alienate people by asking for connections or help at first introduction (or via LinkedIn immediately afterward) before actually building any kind of rapport with someone. (This has happened to me more times than I can count and it’s always both awkward and off-putting.)
Every good thing that happened to me via networking happened months or years later - it’s brand building, not conversion.
I think it’s because people really don’t want to help each other. Just like on LinkedIn when you reach out to a former colleague about a job open at their company and they blandly reply “I’ll forward your resume” or they don’t bother to reply at all. Or the people on LI who post “I’m hiring, DM me” and don’t respond to the DMs. It’s virtue signalling at its worst. I don’t know why has happened in the last 10 years but I feel like people are less helpful, and the concepts of mutual respect and common courtesy have gone by the wayside.
Sorry if I misquoted you. I was trying to summarize the lack of respect and courtesy your described.
That guy sounds like a dick and I’m sorry to hear it. There are more good folks out there to help dilute that noise
I don’t even know what networking events exist in advertising these days. I used to be very involved in SheSays which had speakers & found that if you do something consistently, it’s very helpful. Also got jobs through PSFK connections. Or find smaller communities that you regularly attend. But yes, events billed as networking are usually not fruitful because it mainly attracts people who are looking for a job. So it’s not lack of wanting to help but inability to.
Disagree. Networking has gotten me literally every role I have had.