Use Your New Year's Weekend for Networking

Many people think of business networking as circulating around a room and exchanging business cards. But a broader view of business networking is creating a pool of contacts from which you can draw leads, referrals, ideas, and information for your business purposes and even, for your job search. You can network without ever attending an official business or social networking event, although attending events is useful in networking. Holiday weekends are a great time for networking. Your family and friends are some of your best contacts; they actually care about your success. Find out more about how to do business networking successfully.

More About Business and Social Networking

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• Effective Networking for Professional Success.
• Why "Blink" Matters: The Power of First Impressions.
• Successful Job Search Networking (Job Search).

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