The Power of Networking

This text explores how to make the best use of the contacts that build up in our personal and professional lives in order to advance our careers. It identifies what networking is and shows how to use networking to your own advantage. Everyone has networks which are unique to them, and this book shows how to exploit these when necessary. It demonstrates how networks should be built throughout life and are becoming increasingly more important in career progression. The authors take the reader through all the stages, from explaining the practicalities of networking, through to making networks work for you - within your company, in the job market, with the competition and for the self-employed.