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“If you want to find a job, you gotta - Network! Network! Network!”

Everyone is saying the same things, but how do you actually do it?

I will share my take on relationship-building in this article.

First, before we start, some puzzle pieces 🧩 for you to consider:

• You will hear this a lot “Your Net-worth is your Net-work”. It’s true. People lose jobs every day. Your network is your safety net to fall on. Trust me, the solid ground feels much harder if you don’t have it.
• Rethink “personal branding”. Branding is for products. What people have is called reputation.
• Networking is not about how many people you know. It is about how many people know you.
• Networking is relationship building. Relationships are built on trust. Trust requires time.
• Thus, networking is not hunting for new contacts. It is farming.
• Why network? If you have a bridge-person within the organization you 10X your chances of securing the job.

Ok, so let’s take a look at 5 aspects of networking: