What Not to Say at Networking Events

J.T. O’Donnell is a friend and colleague. She’s is a career coach and the founder of CAREEREALISM and CareerHMO. She knows more about job search than anybody I know.

Here’s a little video she’s put together on networking that tells you how to answer that common question — “What do you do?”  As you’ll see in this video, most people get it wrong…

http://careerhmo.com/networking-wrong-answer/

I like J.T.’s idea here. Tell people the problems you solve, not your job title or the company where you work. Doing so helps you enter into more meaningful conversations and stand out from the pack.

Your career mentor,

Bud

P.S. I like J.T.’s approach to career coaching so much that I’ve partnered with her. You can learn more about the coaching services I provide here:

http://www.careerhmo.com/bud-bilanich-external/