Heather's First Networking Event for Approach

Networking

On my second day at Approach I was invited to my very first networking event for the company. I was certainly nervous about going since I was still getting to grips with job, but I thought I'd be brave and pop along.

Upon arriving at Coffee Republic I was extremely happy to find out that it would be a very informal event. I had already thought up my thirty second sales piece so off I went. The more people I spoke to the more relaxed I felt about the whole thing. I got more and more confident each time I told my willing listeners about Approach Sales, what we do and how I thought we would be able to help each company. I had previously been told that the event would last two hours which worried me slightly. However, the time flew by and as the event drew to a close I realised that I had been chatting to certain people for a long time (maybe too long lol). I felt that I made some great contacts and came out of the event feeling really positive. Everyone that I met were really friendly and super sympathetic that I had been thrown in the deep end.

I am planning on attending a speed networking event (not to be confused with speed dating) next, which I am really looking forward to. I am up for the challenge, it should be lots of fun. I'll keep you all posted on how it goes.