Trade Shows & Conferences (job, companies, training, good)

[iarch]

I happened to get free admission to a trade show (retail value $75), to an industry I am trying to break into.
I am using this as a networking event.
I am just hoping the other attendees are as well!
Has anyone ever gotten a job or job lead at a trade show or conference before?
It maybe an option for those in transition as well, if you have never tried it before.

[gea12345]

Go to learn, imitate, inspire, change, observe the nuances, change your sales pitch, read industry literature, names of companies, ....if you walk away with a job,,,, all the better or a lead... all the more impressive.

[gea12345]

Originally Posted by iarch

I happened to get free admission to a trade show (retail value $75), to an industry I am trying to break into.
I am using this as a networking event.
I am just hoping the other attendees are as well!
Has anyone ever gotten a job or job lead at a trade show or conference before?
It maybe an option for those in transition as well, if you have never tried it before.

ANY GOOD NEWS, yet? Iarch? from your experience...

[maf763]

I recently went to a national conference in December and am now training for a part-time gig I can do from home. It came about from talking to a vendor at some length and then meeting somebody else from the same company at a reception.

Definitely go and talk to people - if you can, have a card with your info or something you can hand out to others.