Build Lasting Relationships

In-person conferences, or even sometimes virtual conferences, can be used to advance your career. Although online relationships can help advance your career, nothing beats in-person contact. In-person events and conferences can connect you to important people and companies, and create a deeper engagement with your network. This chapter will show you the steps to add conferences to your career-building toolkit.

Here’s what we’ll specifically cover in this chapter:

• How conferences can boost your career
• Finding the best conferences to attend
• Time and money – making your attendance worthwhile
• Making conference attendance an asset for your boss and your company
• Goal stacking – how to guarantee results while attending a conference

Let’s begin!