Networking.
Is there any word that strikes more dread in the hearts of young professionals everywhere? Apparently not, because last night I attended a young professionals in PR networking event where more than 70 students and young professionals RSVPed "yes" to the invitation. There was a veritable cattle call on Eventbrite when the email hit our inboxes and came through our Twitter feeds. I generally consider myself pretty hip and with it, someone who has her finger on the pulse of what's cool, but I don't get the young professional bloodthirst to attend these types of events. Truth be told, I didn't want to go at all. There was not a bone in my body that felt, "Heck yes I want to walk into a room full of strangers, eat finger food touched by too many fingers, and force awkward conversation with people for three hours!" And yet I showed up at 6:30pm sharp with my business cards at the ready in my pocket.
Is there any word that strikes more dread in the hearts of young professionals everywhere? Apparently not, because last night I attended a young professionals in PR networking event where more than 70 students and young professionals RSVPed "yes" to the invitation. There was a veritable cattle call on Eventbrite when the email hit our inboxes and came through our Twitter feeds. I generally consider myself pretty hip and with it, someone who has her finger on the pulse of what's cool, but I don't get the young professional bloodthirst to attend these types of events. Truth be told, I didn't want to go at all. There was not a bone in my body that felt, "Heck yes I want to walk into a room full of strangers, eat finger food touched by too many fingers, and force awkward conversation with people for three hours!" And yet I showed up at 6:30pm sharp with my business cards at the ready in my pocket.
