Five New Ways to Schmooze.
It used to be that networking meant slapping a “Hi, My Name Is…” sticker on your blazer and subjecting yourself to some lameass, stuffy mixer. Mercifully, that uncomfy tactic is dying out. Yeah, you still need to get yourself out there—according to a 2016 LinkedIn survey, 85 percent of jobs in the U.S. are filled through networking!—but now there are smarter, more focused ways to go about building a solid roster of contacts who you can reach out to for job leads, crucial intro e-mails, industry intel, résumé edits, and more. And if you make meaningful connections today, you’ll be able to call on those important contacts for years to come. Heed these updated methods for putting yourself in the path of VIPs.
OLD RULE
Meet Up IRL
NEW RULE
Slide Into Their DMs
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