On Your Mark, Get Set, Network!

Tomor­row, at the Van­cou­ver Con­ven­tion Cen­tre by the Water­front, the Mas­sive Tech­nol­ogy Show returns to Van­cou­ver. This show means a lit­tle bit more to me than other trade shows. When we were con­sid­er­ing mov­ing to Van­cou­ver, it was the Mas­sive show that was the rea­son that we made our first exploratory trip here from Boston, so that I could get the feel of the local busi­ness cli­mate, and per­haps even find a job. We also used the visit to look for a place to live. It’s a good thing we did. The show not only ended up putting me in touch with my first employer (and Provin­cial Nom­i­nee spon­sor), but a chance chat with some­one in the Beer Gar­den at the end of the show resulted in us locat­ing (and even­tu­ally pur­chas­ing) the condo where we now live. It’s rare that an indus­try show can become a life-changing event, but that’s exactly what the 2005 Mas­sive Tech­nol­ogy Show ended up being for me.

So, now it’s two years later, and I’m once again look­ing for a job, but this time I’ve got lot more knowl­edge about the area, Cana­dian work expe­ri­ence, and most impor­tantly, Per­ma­nent Res­i­dent sta­tus. I’m hop­ing that this year’s show proves as help­ful as it was in 2005.

I’ve got a cou­ple dozen print copies of my resumé, have printed up new busi­ness cards, and even estab­lished a busi­ness blog (in which I’ve got a few entries already) in my area of exper­tise. Today I got a hair­cut. Van­cou­ver Busi­nesses look­ing for a User Inter­face Designer, here I come!