Then you can identify any connectors you already know, and just stay in touch with them. I mean, assuming you are interested in being introduced to new people or hearing about job openings, etc. I know a couple of people who know EVERYONE, and that's how I met half of everyone. In my field in NYC, anyway. I really don't talk to strangers.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 26, 2013 9:42:53 am PST #12826 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 26, 2013 9:45:10 am PST #12827 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Congratulations, Nilly and family, on the new addition!
Liese S. - Feb 26, 2013 9:50:48 am PST #12828 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Okay, I successfully delaminated one of the two fretboards. The other one I have finished sanding down to correct its error. This one I am now just waiting on it to dry to see if we can't get a better shape.
Amy - Feb 26, 2013 9:50:50 am PST #12829 of 30001
Because books.
It seems like that World Trade Center bombing has been largely forgotten after 9/11.
I remember that day. Stephen worked on Wall Street, and I was home with Jake, who was just two.
brenda m - Feb 26, 2013 9:52:03 am PST #12830 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
So it's been snowing like a mofo for the last 45 minutes here in Highland Park. What's it doing in Chicago? Still rain there?
Snow coming down hard now, but I don't know if it's sticking yet.
Burrell - Feb 26, 2013 9:53:18 am PST #12831 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yay for the NillyBaby! Such great news.
Tom Scola - Feb 26, 2013 9:55:21 am PST #12832 of 30001
hwæt
Be careful getting home, tommyrot.
Zenkitty - Feb 26, 2013 9:57:43 am PST #12833 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Well, I had that chat with my boss. It was indeed about annual raises, so you were right, le nubian! I am not happy. I didn't expect a high raise; it's been years since they gave raises that made anyone particularly happy, but I was not expecting it to be this low. It feels insulting.
le nubian - Feb 26, 2013 9:58:27 am PST #12834 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I know whereof Jessica speaks. I can fake it pretty well, but after about 1-2 hours, I am DONE. I fucking hate schmoozing. I have been lucky (and I mean that sincerely) in that my advisor is an awesome person and I have been good at doing service in national organizations. These two things have all lead to the jobs I had/have.
Social networking theory (which I know enough to be dangerous, but it is not my field) seems to indicate that it isn't your direct friends and family who can help you the most in terms of getting a job, but that it is their friends and associates (loose ties) who really help. Your own direct network is self-circulating, but the degree to which your network helps links you to others is what is effective.
So in this case, getting your name out there Consuela to your friends and close associates and having them contact their friends and close associates should get you a banging job.
beth b - Feb 26, 2013 10:00:32 am PST #12835 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My husband is a major connector. So there is one you know. The best thing about connectors is that they can talk to anyone. My suggestion - the next time you go to an event - just try and id the connectors. If you can talk to one - great. Because you don't have to say much to be remembered by them. If you can't - just try and remember them - the odds are you will see them again. and then you can say " oh yeah I saw you at x.
you don't need 10 conversations - just one.
A room full of stangers is no longer intimidating, but yes it still drains me.