How conferences can boost your career

Conferences can boost your career through deep and long-lasting relationships. So, how do you form these relationships? You network with recruiters and engineers from companies you want to work for in the future while you attend conferences. You may be surprised to find that job offers can result from your efforts to engage with people at conferences. These interactions can form the basis for relationships that may result in opportunities for career opportunities – maybe not now but, more likely, in the future. Most job offers are a result of an introduction via a connection in your network. You may be able to apply for jobs in the future based on some of these interactions. Conferences are a great opportunity to improve your networking skills. Take the time to practice your skills by considering some alternative responses to common and expected questions. You can do this via conversation framing by asking questions, instead of being the...