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Attending networking events in a group setting can be challenging. Getting results from attending them as a job seeking professional requires some do's and don'ts.

Andrew and Scott discuss the Good and the Bad from the trenches of networking both as job seekers and as employed executives.

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The components of successful group events from the perspective of the host and the job seeking attendees

Strategies that work and strategies that don't work so well when you are in the trenches at a networking event.

What you control and what you con't control when you get to the event.

Evaluating group events and evaluating which ones you will attend again (or not).

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Looking to job seekers radio. I'm Andrew, and I'm Scott this production is meant for you the job seeking professional to provide meaningful support to get great careers faster. Whether you're working or not today seekers radio, we continue our talk about networking from the trenches. Yeah, we're going to talk a little more about the good and the bad. What happens and this time we want to talk about group events these are the networking events. That may be created by different groups that have different affinities different starting points different perspectives. It could be industry based it could be professional level. Whatever starts that conversation. And they put together an event where people get together these things can go well, and sometimes they don't go. So well, so we wanna talk about some of the experiences that we've had with that. And how to navigate that. Because it's not always really apparent what the best thing to do. We're really looking to. Give you some ideas. Good and bad about how to optimize your group experience. And there's many different types of groups vailable be really clear about your expectations from any group of bent that you're going to attend and stabs those up front. Absolutely. Every one of these groups has a purpose. Okay. So I think about one that I was involved in years ago that it was really just executives and top management positions. Everything from a director, like department director on up to CEO's, and they really wanted to maximize the connections made at that level makes perfect sense. There were some good things that came of at some not so good things of it. There's another group that I have been involved in that has absolutely no limits to who can attend, and you can imagine how many different kinds of people attend diversity. Yes. God, what's? Really interesting was even though I talked to others. Oh, well, I don't meet anybody worthwhile. Those I've not gonna go. I've actually made some of my best friends networking friends from those kinds of groups. And I really think it's the diversity that makes that happen. You realize where you are in the greater scheme of things, and the they're going to be people there that have it worse than you. There are going to be people who actually have it better than you. And what can we learn from this as we approach the different group events and think about what the purpose of that group may be if we have an open mind, what may come of that? Then the chances are pretty good. We're going to get something. Good from it. It really depends on what you put into it. If there are membership requirements, you have to be on a certain level or you have to be able to have X number of contacts. I remember being involved in a group years ago that you had to have at least one. Hundred and fifty connections Lincoln or they wouldn't allow you in the group. Interesting. Well, because they wanted this to be a networking, and so you had to be able to offer something to the group. It wasn't just they didn't want any takers come in. Well, you know in that case, I would be the philosophy. Hey,