PURPOSEFULLY PROFESSIONAL: WHAT IS NETWORKING?

The following post was taken from The Washington Post, Networking 101. Read the full article here.

Networking—building professional relationships with people within your desired career field—can be instrumental when it comes to job searching and the interview process. However, once you land a job, networking shouldn’t stop.

“Not only does networking help you find a job, but if you want to grow in your career you need to network within your current company and outside your workplace. Your network, once efficiently in place, becomes not only something you maintain on a regular basis like a chore, but it becomes a part of your lifestyle.”

To learn how to develop your professional network, click here.