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"  1. Think broad, not deep. &amp;quot;Women tend to fall into the &amp;#039;best friend syndrome.&amp;#039; We invest deeply in our friendships and conflate casual relationships with shallow ones. But your acquaintances play a crucial role in your career. Someone you see only twice a year may know about opportunities you haven&amp;#039;t heard about.&amp;quot;  2. Cast a wider net.  Networking within your profession won&amp;#039;t take you very far. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re aiming for reach\u2014friends, classmates, neighbors. Plant a lot of seeds.&amp;quot;  3. Don&amp;#039;t make it all about you.  People approach career opportunities the way they do social ones: Nobody wants to hang out with, let alone help, someone who is overtly self-serving. &amp;quot;At the end of the day, what we&amp;#039;re talking about is being sociable.&amp;quot;  4. Remember the quid pro quo.   Networking can&amp;#039;t be one-sided\u2014both parties need to get something out of it. Ask yourself: What can I offer that makes the relationship worth the effort? Pay it forward by brokering introductions or proffering useful business insight. &amp;quot;The best kinds of connections are mutually beneficial.&amp;quot;  5. It&amp;#039;s not only about your job search.  Networking isn&amp;#039;t just about finding a job. It&amp;#039;s also about making you better at the one you have. &amp;quot;The more time you spend gathering diverse information [from people in different industries and professions], the more valuable you are as an employee.&amp;quot;  6. Pursue your personal interests.  It&amp;#039;s easier to break the ice with strangers when you&amp;#039;re actually interested in a social event&amp;#039;s subject matter. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m here to network.&amp;#039; It&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m here to learn about X, Y, Z.&amp;#039;&amp;quot;  7. Lock it up by following through.   Be sure to send a quick follow-up e-mail the day after meeting someone. &amp;quot;Follow-through is what turns a contact into a connection.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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