Psychology Today | 20.01.2026 02:21
When people advise you to network more for your career, do you then go to one of those so-called "networking" events? You know the ones that are essentially glorified happy hours, featuring people roaming around a room carrying drinks, looking to somehow interject themselves into a conversation with someone who "matters." And, of course, when you do finally find someone willing to talk to you, you can barely hear what small talk is coming out of his or her mouth above the din of all the other small talk filling the room.
