Useful acquaintances help both with career, and in private life. The more you friends who can be asked about favor the more simply and better can have your life. But some people just do not know how to acquire communications. Such individuals need to work on development of the skills of communication.
Place
To strike up useful acquaintance, it is necessary to visit certain places. For example, if you want to establish business contacts, professional exhibitions, conferences and seminars will be suitable for this purpose. On such actions the people working in the concrete sphere exchange not only experience, but also the contacts.
Do not miss such good opportunity to expand the circle of acquaintances.
If you want to get acquainted with people who have hobbies, similar to you, go to a circle on interests. There you will find adherents who can be useful further to you. For example, it will be useful for the beginning gardener to get acquainted with skilled people in this sphere. They will help council.
Online too it is possible to start useful acquaintances. Thematic forums, various groups on interests give you the chance to contact people useful in the future.
Besides, you can start acquaintance to the person necessary to you by the direct address on its website.
Behavior
Successfully to come into contact with the person, you need to have a certain set of personal characteristics. Such qualities as openness, goodwill and self-confidence, will make you by a magnet for people around. Be not afraid to show persistence. Sometimes, to achieve the objective, it is necessary to be knocked not once at the closed door. If you are keen on the purpose and the business, small obstacles should not stop you.
Contacts
If you want to obtain information or the help from the person, be ready to offer him something in exchange. Useful acquaintances mean mutual assistance. Think what your qualities, resources, knowledge, abilities, experience or abilities can help the person. Maintain the friendly relations. Do not neglect old contacts. Congratulate the acquaintances on the general and personal holidays. Show attentiveness in relation to people, and they will estimate it.
Activity change
When you change a field of activity or go to new work, without the knowing people it is possible to be lost and fall into a stupor nearby. Try to start as soon as possible acquaintances on the new place. Look narrowly at collective. Define people to whom it is worth finding approach. It can be the most sociable person. Happens that such people of all know and easily make contact with beginners. The friendly colleague in the future will be able to acquaint you with other employees. To make friends with such person not so difficult. Ask it to show you where buffet. Perhaps, he will invite you to a lunch and will help to join collective. Besides, you need acquaintance to the most experienced and knowing employee. Its help will be simply invaluable in the solution of difficult working tasks. Give a compliment to his competence and professionalism. It can help you to win over the colleague. By itself, it is better to come into contact and with the direct management. Be not afraid to ask the boss questions. Show the interest in work. The active position will help you to win arrangement of the administration better, than subservience and flattery.