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Career Strategies Feb 10 2011

Seven Things You Should Never Do at Networking Events

By Kelly Eggers

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Large-scale job-search networking events can help you bolster your rolodex and make connections that can land you a job.

Coming across as both professional and engaging to those new contacts, however, isn't as simple as it may seem.

"It takes about 200 times the information to undo a first impression than it takes to make one," says Devora Zack, author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking, and president of D.C.-based Only Connect Consulting, a career consulting firm.

It might seem like a lot of pressure but remembering the things you shouldn't do will help make networking a bit easier.

Read about the seven networking no-nos at FINS Sales & Marketing.

Write to Kelly Eggers

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