What to wear?
This question is occupied by the minds of many women - in what form is it proper to appear at a corporate party? There are no special secrets. You just need to pick up clothes that match the occasion. If you go to a restaurant, you can put on a cocktail dress , if the club - your favorite jeans and top, and if you go out of town, then in this case, only one thing is important - clothes should be comfortable.
It is not necessary to appear at corporate parties in evening dresses in the floor, which would be suitable for awarding the Nobel Prize, but not for a drink with a glass of wine. An exception may be cases where the dress code is agreed in advance.
Choose those clothes and shoes, in which you feel comfortable and confident, do that haircut and the make-up that you are wearing. But know the measure, too frank outfits can adversely affect your business image, so do not bend the stick with the neckline and the length of the skirt. Remember, you will not rest in a circle of friends, but with people who have a long time to work with.
How to behave?
For starters, erase discontent from the face, even if the idea of such a party seems silly to you. Let you have other plans for the evening, but you should appear on the corporate holiday, otherwise you can miss a lot of new and useful and give food for gossip. Discuss mainly those who are not, so do not become a target for idle talk.
Second, watch your behavior. If you have worked in the company for a long time and have always been dry in communication, strict and supported business relations with colleagues, do not sharply change tactics. Even if in fact you are a very sociable and cheerful person, do not put colleagues in shock by their transformation. Stay the way he is used to seeing you, then in the morning there will be no reason to blush.
Surely, you will hear a lot of talk about what in ordinary days colleagues do not even stutter. Do not support gossip and intrigue, rest, but be careful not to get into an unpleasant story.
Third, think about what you'll be talking about with your colleagues. Quietly standing on the sidelines will not work, otherwise they will think badly about you. Talk about work has gone, otherwise you will be considered a bore. Suggest a neutral topic that may be of interest to your interlocutor - because you at least a little bit, but you know what interest your neighbor in the office. If you can not find any common themes, give initiative to other people and just keep up the conversation.
Fourthly, it is important to maintain subordination. It is clear that corporate parties bring together, for which they are calculated. Creating an illusion of equality attracts, but remember, this is just an illusion. Remember that in the morning your boss will not turn into a best friend, no matter how cheerfully he joked with you today. Therefore, do not allow familiarity, but do not be too official, adhere to the tone set by the authorities. If the boss behaves unnecessarily freely, politely evade communication, find the reason to move away, so that his attention is switched to another person. The same goes for colleagues. If at the usual time you communicate exclusively on business topics, do not maintain friendly relations, then do not be frank. Everything you say will be discussed for a long time, so watch the language.
The main scourge of corporate parties is alcohol. It is because of his irrepressible consumption that the heads fly in the morning. It is known that not a few cases when those who have gone through were expelled with disgrace. Do not want to be one of those who will blush in the morning and hide in the toilet - do not drink, but just pretend that you're drinking. Give up strong alcohol, try to stretch 2 - 3 glasses of wine for the whole evening. The clearer your head is, the more adequately you will perceive reality, and, therefore, in the morning you will be the most carefree of all - you will have no reason to be afraid of reprimand!
In addition, such parties are fertile soil, on which service novels ripen. Usually such relations do not end with anything good, especially if it is a romance between the boss and the subordinate. Therefore, keep the heart cold, try to be away from the romantic impulses of colleagues, because you can find love in another place, and it will not interfere with your career.
How to benefit?
A corporate party can be useful if you learn to get acquainted and communicate with the right people that you have not encountered before. Managers and executives, clients and partners - the benevolence of all can be useful to you in the future. Choose the right moment when everyone will be relaxed and set to communicate, but not yet burdened with an extra bottle of alcohol, and step on!
If you want to meet someone, just nod to him. This sign of greeting does not bind you to anything, but you will help to become noticed.
Do not stand in one place. You will notice that people are grouped in small groups, move from one to another. So you can get acquainted with a lot of people, talk with people you know and be represented by the right people.
If you think that there is nothing to talk about with a person, but he does not stop, be patient, until someone else joins you. In that case, the conversation will be tied between your interlocutor and the person who has come, and you can slip away, referring to business.
If you would like to get acquainted with someone, but you do not have mutual friends, and you have no one to imagine, use a proven method. Go to the group where the person you need is and stand on the side of it, but so that you get the impression that you also belong to this company, that is not far away. One way or another, the conversation will begin, and you can easily get to know whom you wanted with no hindrance.
If corporate parties do not give you any pleasure, if you are sure that you will not be able to control yourself, if there was already a sad experience, you have only one way out - it is plausible to play a sudden ailment. But you will lose the chance to become more visible and closer to the new stage of your career.