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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for the pp who recommended attending lots of tech conferences as a path to finding a job. What does that mean exactly? Attend and cold-introduce yourself as a student interested in the field and looking for an entry level job? Or is it something else, or a more specific plan of approach?[/quote]

Yes, introduce yourself to people who attend the conference, strike up a conversation and just listen, especially during lunch and happy hour.  A lot of these people love to talk about what they do so just be a good listener.  Also let them know that you're interested in finding a job.  It comes down to the number of conferences you attend, the more you attend, the higher probability that you will get a job, regardless of your major.

I will say this, tech conferences are dominated by male nerds and if you happen to be a young good looking woman, they will trip over to find you a job in the tech world.  To those techies, being with a good looking woman is like a godsend to many of them.[/quote]

Not the PP but your daughter needs to gain some Dale Carnegie skills.  She needs to ask open ended questions of everyone she can at the tech conference.  Ask about the weather. Ask about sports. Ask about traffic. Ask about where the other person traveled from. The key is to get a conversation going and listen. When she is in line for coffee she needs to strike up more conversations. Have your daughter work on her Dale Carnegie/Napolean Hill conversation skills.  Have her practice talking to people at the mall and at the grocery checkout.[/quote]

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