My networking skills = not so good!
By maezee
@maezee (41988)
United States
December 17, 2009 4:55pm CST
When did you first develop your "networking skills"? Hopefully it was not at 19. At 19, I don't feel confident AT ALL with networking and I don't even know where to begin. I know that college is definitely a good time to start using these - so as to get on your TA & professor's good sides, to possibly have job offers that you wouldn't have otherwise, as well as personal references. I just can't seem to wrap my head around the idea of kissing butts in order to get to where I want to be in the world.
Can you be successful, do you think, WITHOUT networking?
Do YOU have networking skills?
Was it something hard to acquire? Should I read "Networking for dummies" (assuming they have one)?
3 responses
@pushpendra_kumar29 (98)
• India
20 Dec 09
you can be successful without networking.networking is essential for growth,opportunities,spending time with friends.its a different way to communicate with all kinds of people worldwide.
its not hard to acquire.Be what you are,you need not to make up or change yourself,for every person.
I think you would develop it fast.
@benny128 (3615)
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17 Dec 09
personally I think some people are good at networking and being very good at manipulating people in a nice way for their benefit.
I think I have always been good at networking and getting what I want by using networking skills
tho I also think some people will never be able to have the skill, I guess networking is a form of negotiation,
I think anybody can be successful tho if you are able to network and negotiate then its easier to be successful as everybody thinks they are getting a good deal if you know what I mean.
Also I don't think its about kissing butts, its about forging friendships and using those friendships to your advantage but still giving the impression that both people are gaining when in actual fact its prob you thats gaining most.
