![]() ![]() shared interest, geographic location, alma mater, previous employer, etc.) □ When first reaching out to someone to invite them to chat, always do your research and try to find a “common ground” to mention (e.g. I truly don’t know that many people who are naturally excited to stand around in awkward circles holding hors d’oeuvres waiting to talk to hiring managers, myself included □ Networking will always feel somewhat awkward. The biggest advice I have for introverted students/career transitioners who are where I was just a few years ago: In school, we’re always taught “your network is your net worth,” but no one ever teaches you HOW to go out there and make genuine connections with people who can potentially open doors for you one day.įor me, it wasn’t until I was desperate that I had to finally figure out this networking thing…but it shouldn’t be that way. ![]() Instead, developing your network should actually be a very gradual, intentional effort. The more coffee chats I had with like-minded professionals, the more I realized very few people are just BORN with connections, contrary to my belief. When my hundreds of cold applications got me nowhere, I knew I had no choice but to conquer my fear of networking, one nerve-wracking conversation at a time. No one in my family works in the tech field, and in college I was too scared to attend networking events.Īs a result, when it came time to make my transition to a data role, I thought everyone around me was way more connected than I was. I started out in this field 2 years ago with 0 connections. There will be periods of your life when that balance swings to the former, and other periods to the latter.Īs long as you do what works for your lifestyle, it doesn’t matter what the anti-hustle culture, “I don’t live to work, I work to live” people have to say to you. Work-life balance is nuanced and rarely evenly 50/50. And I know it’s not going to be like this forever. Unfortunately, that is not the case at the current startup I’m at, and sometimes work does bleed into life for me some weeknights and weekends.īut that’s ok for me these days, because the work I do for my company challenges me in ways that my former lazy girl self really needed. And I understand why, because I’ve had one too in a past job and it was pretty sweet while it lasted. You hear “lazy girl jobs” are all the rage on social media these days. I am in no way saying you should do the same, nor am I pro-hustle culture. ![]() I bring my work laptop with me everywhere I go, even on weekends. This was me working at 11 pm on a Saturday at a sports bar last night. ![]()
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