How to network when you’re socially anxious
Your social anxiety nightmare has arrived: an email inviting you to attend a networking event pops into your inbox. Networking events are a special breed of social interaction that are packed with ingredients that trigger social anxiety. The goal is to ‘network’ – something you’re told you should do to advance your career – but it’s hard to know what success looks like. When the stakes feel high and the criteria for doing well are ambiguous, each interaction can feel consequential. Worse, networking events are often designed to feel casual on the surface, but there’s a shared understanding that everyone is there to advance their own goals (which may or may not be symbiotic). ….[READ]
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