Jen Schaeffers (Chief Connector of Networking in Vancouver, the city’s go-to site for cool networking events) article on going solo to a Black Tie Gala is a must-read for anyone attending any networking event. All the tips are great, but what is most significant about Jen’s article is that she knew to ‘take it up […]
Vancouver has a reputation for being an unfriendly place, but is it just some kind of bad urban legend? In the lead-up to the 2010 Olympics the organizers thought we needed some help in this department. They were busy giving speeches encouraging us ‘to smile’ and ‘give the world a hug.’ Smile? Hug? Are […]
What do you do when you and a hoard of other job seekers are all competing for the good jobs in your field? Do you steer clear of the competition, or do you embrace them? A recent article by Daniel Ransom, an avid cyclist and young professional (library science), Breaking Away: Networking like a Cyclist, […]
We want to congratulate Jen Schaeffers (AWWW, thanks ladies!) for starting this website. What she has done has become a Connector. If you have read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (highly recommend!) you’ll understand the power of becoming a connector. “Connectors are social glue.” Gladwell says that you want to know them, or better […]
