From Fear to Confidence: Navigating Professional Connections When You're Just Starting Out | Confessions of a Recruiter #115 SNIPPET

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I think it's share what you're doing with other
people, and that doesn't have tobe, hey, I'm an aspiring head
of data that I want to get tothis job straight away.
It was, hey, I'm just doingthis thing with my life, I'm
studying, so sharing a littlebit about what you're doing and
then perhaps that could lead tosomething.
I think for the I guess, quotenetworking part of that.
It's not about the ask, likeI'm not going to my barista and

(00:21):
saying, hey, have you got a datajob?
Just hiding behind theresomewhere, but sharing the
journey.
People may be like you and theymay feel like they can help as
well.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
And I've been terrified of going to networking
events.
Like I laugh.
It was the week I openedBlended and I rock up to a
200-person room and I just gotinvited to this networking event
.
It was at the Hammo, like alocal pub near my house.
I walked down, I'm shit nervous, got no money, just started a

(00:51):
business, not that confident,because as soon as you start a
business, you lose all yourconfidence.
You've got to rebuild now.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yeah, imposter, syndrome.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
Yeah, big time.
And I'm in a suit, I look thepart I'm like and then I didn't
even know how to approachsomeone.
I was that nervous to go up tothem Like, did you, have you
ever felt stuff like that?

Speaker 1 (01:08):
Oh, I still get that Like regularly I'll go to events
and I feel out of place, like Idon't belong here.
What am I going to talk aboutwith people Just a little bit
nervous?
There's even been times whereyou're like, oh, should I just
pull the pin and clock off andgo home?
It's a 5.30 networking event.
Oh, I'm not feeling 100%, whichis, you know that's a lie.
You can always go to thesethings.

(01:29):
Why do you choose to show upFor me?
I make a massive effort inPerth to go to all the local
technology events and, to behonest, from my perspective,
it's other people for me.
Other people at other agenciesaren't going to do that, and
part of the business for me isbeing part of that community and
attending those.
I think that's also for, say,the data professional who's

(01:51):
looking to upskill and build.
So you're in a competitivemarket If you're going to events
.
Other people might not be.
All you have to do is show upto that and you'll win Like
you're on the board.
Yeah.