Hi Liv :) Look at the swap card user database well in advance, identify who you want to talk to, and book meetings early with them (particularly if they are recruiters or mid-senior career professionals). Take notes during the meeting so you know what you talked about. Get an email for follow-up actions if there are any. I don’t remember meetings after so I rely on the other person to follow up unless it’s me asking them for help. I also stake a table near a meeting point so I don’t have to find people and do walking coffee meetings or form a fetching coffee alliance with friend/husband. These are basically just professional opportunities for me so I pack in a lot of meetings, get 8 hours of sleep, and stay 2 days after the conference ends if I want to see friends. I am also old, and boring, and these are part of my job so your mileage may vary :) You are welcome to hit me up if you’d like a friendly face and recommendations of people to meet!
Hi Liv :)
Look at the swap card user database well in advance, identify who you want to talk to, and book meetings early with them (particularly if they are recruiters or mid-senior career professionals). Take notes during the meeting so you know what you talked about. Get an email for follow-up actions if there are any. I don’t remember meetings after so I rely on the other person to follow up unless it’s me asking them for help. I also stake a table near a meeting point so I don’t have to find people and do walking coffee meetings or form a fetching coffee alliance with friend/husband.
These are basically just professional opportunities for me so I pack in a lot of meetings, get 8 hours of sleep, and stay 2 days after the conference ends if I want to see friends. I am also old, and boring, and these are part of my job so your mileage may vary :) You are welcome to hit me up if you’d like a friendly face and recommendations of people to meet!