When it comes to making new connections, introverts get a bad rap, in spite of the fact that introversion and shyness are not the same thing. While extroverts are the life of the party, introverts do better in smaller, more intimate settings, and they tend to be better listeners and more inquisitive than their extroverted counterparts.

2. If you’re attending some kind of networking event, you don’t have to put pressure
on yourself to meet a lot of people. “You can go to an event and be there for 20 to
30 minutes and make a great connection just by talking to one or two people,” she
says. “One quality conversation is more beneficial than 20 superficial ones.”

3. Shy people in particular have a hard time starting conversations with strangers, but
doing a bit of homework before an event can help anyone come up with good
questions to ask. Find out who will be at an event, and research the people you want
to meet by looking them up on Google or LinkedIn

4. Instead of committing to stay for the duration of an event, tell yourself you’ll only
hang out for an hour, or some other chunk of time you’re comfortable with. The point
is to take the pressure off yourself and just show up. “When you show up, you’re
setting yourself up for success, because you never know who you’re going to meet,
who you’re going to run into, and how it could help you build your professional or
personal life,”

5. This tip is a good one for anyone, regardless of your personality. Find someone
who knows everyone and ask that person—maybe the individual hosting the
event—to connect you with whomever it is you want to meet. “When you ask
someone to introduce you, it holds a lot more weight versus going up to someone
and introducing yourself, because the person you’re being introduced to sees you
in a different light if somebody of importance or someone in authority is bringing
you up to them”.

6. Put yourself in another person’s shoes, and listen with the goal of learning something.
“When you ask the person a question, listen...with the intent to understand and also to
establish a connection with that person, because people tend to remember people
they have a connection with.”

7. The AMCAT is India’s first employability assessment test that help fresh graduates
to get their first job quickly and efficiently.