Networking is the single most valuable things you can do. It helps build relationships that will stay with you for the rest of your career. Currently at Bradford Woods, we are built upon networking. When ever we talk with a new vendor, client, or staff, we try to see how they can benefit us and how we can benefit them. Through networking we are able to function at a level that others are not able to function.
On a personal level, networking will give me contacts and leads to jobs if I decide to leave my current job. Also, it allows me to get advice and find mentors. At Bradford Woods we host an event that brings in several restaurants throughout the state and it allows me to gain connections with other people in my industry. If I ever need anything I can call them up and they are willing to help however they can.
But with networking, there is a fine line that you have to watch between making a connection to asking too much. Always utilizing a network connection could break that connection and leave you in the dust when you really need it.
1 comment:
You make an excellent point about the need to reciprocate for a good networking relationship. The best networking comes when both parties benefit.
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