Dancing Hairy Goat was the closest with a 2 bean rating. A popular cafe that has received a 3 cups rating in the new Age Good Cafe guide that has been released recently. We take our coffee very seriously here in Melbourne, probably due to the high immigration of italians back in the 50-60's.
When a cafe gets a top rating it really really draws the crowds from far and wide to check it out.
The owners and staff are young and passionate about coffee and the cafe and exceptionally proud of their rating. Even the barista's mother dropped in for a visit for a coffee and hug! The coffee was good and service efficient. It's a pretty small place but all tables were full for the time I was blogging and lots of office workers getting their fix.
This week has been about two big themes for me.
Stepping up the job searching and decorating my house.
The house decorating is the really fun bit especially having the time to visit stores, get ideas, research on the Internet and do some room concept design plans. As I have completed a 2 year interior design course at RMIT some years ago I have some skills that I can put into practice again. This week I have selected paint colours, engaged a painter who I know and started looking at fabrics for blinds, lamps, mirrors and other ideas to achieve my theme and goal. Of course budget planning is important for me right now, so the decorating will be done in stages.
On the job search side I am fortunate being in the HR profession that I already have contacts with many of the big executive search firms. So my week has been talking, emailing, meeting and having coffee with my contacts and extending my network even further. One key message from everyone is to "network network network". The exec job market in Melbourne is more informal and knowing someone who can link you and introduce you works best, rather than relying on getting a phone call.
For someone like me who is an introvert by nature it will require me to step out of the comfort zone to broaden my network. So some thinking and planning is required including setting some goals to achieve the network connections and make it work for me. It's fun so far as most people are very open to a coffee and offering introductions, it's such a way of life here.
What's your experience of networking?
What would be your top two tips to me be?
Have a great week.
Narelle
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