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c/career-advice•ruby_jonesruby_jones•2d ago

Was sure networking events were a waste of time until I met a guy at one who got me a $15k contract in 2 weeks

I went to a chamber of commerce breakfast in Tulsa last month just for the free coffee and ended up talking to a business owner who needed exactly what I do, and the whole thing made me realize I had been skipping real opportunities by assuming they were all just handshake fests.
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markh85
markh852d ago
Yeah that's pretty much how it goes... you never know who you'll bump into at those things.
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the_thea
the_thea2d agoMost Upvoted
Remember the time I accidentally sat down at a stranger's table at a conference because the lighting was bad? We ended up chatting for twenty minutes before I realized I was eating his lunch. At least he got a good story out of it, I guess.
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