Shy? Networking probably feels as though a trial that is brutal fire. These 17 methods can help it is done by you well — and keep your sanity.
Timid? Here’s 17 techniques to network anyway
Networking may be the key to company success. It can help you find jobs, recruit skill, in order to find clients and investors.
But networking is an endeavor for timid individuals — geeks particularly — for who it seems insincere or manipulative. They avoid it, afraid it will result in rejection. But that undermines their jobs and tasks.
“Networking is not smarmy,†says Keith Ferrazzi, writer of never ever Eat Alone a best-seller on networking for expert success. It’s a buzzword for building honest relationships based on shared generosity. Good companies are made on good relationships, and you also can’t grow your business or career without those.