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[quote=Anonymous]Some people are born networkers, others have to work at it. I've seen some exercises that can help you think about how it might be useful.

Start by writing down everyone you know who you would consider to be a champion for you - someone who would  go far out of their way to make things happen for you. This list might be empty. Next write down a list of everyone you'd consider to be an advocate for you - People who  would set up an interview if the opportunity arose, for example. Next write down a list of everyone who you'd consider a supporter -  people you think like you and would say favorable things about you or write a recommendation letter. Next write down a list of people who are more neutral or friendly acquaintances - people you've worked with or know professionally that you think have a favorable impression of you or just like you, even if not at the level where they'd do anything about it.

Then look at your lists. Look! You have a network! Are there people on one list who you think you'd like to be at a higher level? Now you have an idea how you might go about developing your network.

I'm sure it's immediately apparent that many people on the list are there because you did good work and they were in the position to know about it. So you can't concentrate on "networking" and ignore working hard. You have to do both.[/quote]

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