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CHAPTER 7

networking event survival kit

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Fortune helps those who dare.

—Virgil

Networking Survival Quiz

1. Is Networking for People Who Hate Networking an oxymoron?

2. Do extroverts have networking all wrapped up?

3. Can extroverts and introverts peacefully coexist alongside a chocolate fondue fountain?

Answers:

1. No.

2. No.

3. Yes.

Networking events are those special times in life when people gather together, generally in large numbers, to chitchat, exchange contact info, and eat unhealthy, unidentifiable fried food in unnatural quantities.

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