Re:How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-wee...
by pyre on Monday November 19, 2012 @02:37PM
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One great way is to volunteer at the conference. Why?
1. You're forced to interact with at least some set of people regularly. Even if you find it difficult to 'cold call' a person or group of people and socialize at the event, you are guaranteed to have interacted with a minimum number of people.
2. There are set goals to accomplish, and it can be easier to work with people you don't know if you just focus on the work. It basically gives you an excuse to interact with people, because you don't have to worry about awkwardly fumbling around to find some common ground to chat about.
3. If you make yourself extremely useful (always looking to help out, asking what else you can do), people will recognize this.
1. You're forced to interact with at least some set of people regularly. Even if you find it difficult to 'cold call' a person or group of people and socialize at the event, you are guaranteed to have interacted with a minimum number of people.
2. There are set goals to accomplish, and it can be easier to work with people you don't know if you just focus on the work. It basically gives you an excuse to interact with people, because you don't have to worry about awkwardly fumbling around to find some common ground to chat about.
3. If you make yourself extremely useful (always looking to help out, asking what else you can do), people will recognize this.