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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not all or nothing.  No one's saying abandon all professional skill in favor of networking.  But I and many, many people I know got our jobs through people we know.  There are a lot of job-seekers out there and having a connection gets your resume to the top of the pile.  All there is to it.[/quote]

I understand the importance of network when looking for a job. But when you are not in active search of a job, why is network still important in your career? Or I guess my question is who to network with (other than those colleagues you have direct interactions with), how and why? Random chatting with everyone you see and then try to keep in touch with everyone you have ever talked to seems very exhausting and with little use (other than the pure joy of talking).

I also understand it's not all or nothing. But after you have meet the basic requirement of your work (i.e. you get an average and acceptable performance on your job), should you try very hard to do it better (quality, quantity, etc.) or will it serve you better if you spend the same amount of energy/time/effort on networking. I think I start to realize probably the latter will serve you better, although with a very vague understanding/reasoning on why and have no clue on how. [/quote]

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