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Networking Is Not Asking for a Job. It Is Staying Useful and Visible.
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Networking Is Not Asking for a Job. It Is Staying Useful and Visible.

You've received the message: an old colleague, silent for six years, suddenly asking you to "keep me in mind." You may have sent it, too. Networking earns its bad reputation from timing, because most people only do it when they need something. The better version runs on a longer clock: be useful when you want nothing, stay visible enough that people know what you do, and when you finally ask, make the request specific and easy to answer.

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