Successful Networking

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Finding the right networks

Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you.

Madame Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin (1682–1749)

One of the interesting things about networking is that even if you don’t realize it, you do have a network already. It most certainly exists, even though you may not consciously cultivate it. Your network includes your family and friends, neighbours and their contacts. It includes your work colleagues at all levels (upwards as well as downwards) and all their contacts. It includes the support staff who work in your organization (career advisers, librarians, human resources professionals, training and development professionals). In addition, there are ...