Networking events can be intimidating. Walking this line can be challenging and you might find yourself turning to an open bar to quell some of your nerves. Your goal at networking events is to convey you are "competent, committed and compatible," says Gorick Ng, a Harvard career adviser and author of "The Unspoken Rules." "It may be called 'cocktail hour,' but it's really 'relationship building hour,'" he says. Here is the right way to use an open bar at a networking event, according career experts.

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Persons: Imbibing isn't, Gorick Ng Organizations: Harvard