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Last week, Dave shared his thoughts about how beneficial it is to network with new contacts and meet with old friends at a good old-fashioned in-person conference. This recent Korn Ferry insight points out that, in today’s job market, people are integrating in-person conference networking into their job search process. Apparently, 80% of positions are filled through networking! To that end, they shared these five tips for getting the most out of in-person conferences:

– Define your goals. Set clear objectives for what you hope to get out of attending the conference.
– Get the guest list. Check the attendee roster in advance and make a list of your “must-meets.”
– Get the word out. Let people know in advance that you’re attending.
– Find a hook. “Establish a basis for connecting.”
– Get a second meeting at the first. Where appropriate, schedule a follow-up meeting during the first meeting.

If you register this week for our “2024 Proxy Disclosure & 21st Annual Executive Compensation Conferences,” you’ll lock in our “early bird” rate for individual in-person registrations ($1,750, discounted from the regular $2,195 rate), which ends this Friday, July 26! Check out our terrific lineup of experienced speakers and all the timely topics they’ll be addressing. You can register by visiting our online store or by calling us at 800-737-1271.

Once you do that, please let us know what excites you most about returning to in-person conferences with this anonymous poll. We’ll gather and rank responses by popularity for our “Game Show Lightning Round: All-Star Feud.” Responses will be hidden, so you’ll have to join day 1 of our Conferences (in San Francisco or virtually) to hear whether your response made the “most popular” list — and whether our “SEC All-Stars” guess your response!

– Meredith Ervine