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You now know our type.  We're the kind of people who for whatever reason don't really know how to start up a conversation.  We'd rather hide under the table than start chatting with an unknown person or stsy  at home watching reruns than go to a party.  We're your awkward cousin or the kid that sat behind you in biology.  Is there networking hope for us?  There is hope and you will find comfort in knowing (for all of us procedural nerds) that it can be a process you can quickly and painlessly use.  Like many things in my life, I've had to figure this out on my own but have followed it up with study.  I know some people find it hard to believe that I am introverted since I have been known to speak to a crowd of 1000 people but it's true.  it's easier for me to do public speaking than make small talk.  The difference is the type of talk and the setting for when that talking takes place.  As a speaker, I develop and deliver content wit...

A successful career development strategy should consider a minimum of five strategies, including the definition of a career target, building of a personal network, use of online social netwrok tools, constant improvement of personal skills and the development of a personal brand. Presented in this article are five proven strategies for career development which most of the really successful people are applying.  You might find that it is just common sense, by applying these strategies your chanced of developing a successful career can skyrocket.  These are the five strategies: 1.   Define a Career Target  The first step in the career development process is defining a concrete career target.  What do you like to change in your career?  Where do you want to be in two and in five years?  Defining a career target and mean for some people trying to get to the next step on the career ladder, for other people it might signify doing something completel...