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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason networking is useful is that it solves information problems. Someone is looking for someone with your skills and experiences and they think of you. But someone still has to be looking for your skills and experiences, and also, this is a long term project where you nurture relationships over time.

I don't think you should pay out for a conference without a more developed understanding of why this might help you. [/quote]

I’m a lab scientist, and my work is more monitoring and testing than research hence why papers are not in my wheelhouse. [/quote]

I was a functional scientist in my 20s but really turned on the gas in my 30s to full-time research. I wrote tons of proposals, presented papers at conferences everywhere I could, and networked like crazy at those. It worked really well but the workload was intense - I was putting in 60hr/week when in town and traveling almost a week a month. In my mid-40s I transitioned to managing science teams so now I just go to conferences and meet people and speak.

Here’s the thing as I see it: if you don’t want to grow into a bigger role, you don’t need the connections, you just need to apply for jobs. If you want the bigger role, you need to stretch, a lot, and then the networking will help. [/quote]

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