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Re:Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated by zzzcpan on Friday August 25, 2017 @06:55PM (#15102913)
Networking is one the most expensive forms of advertising. If a better paying job is what you are after, spending 90% of your time on networking doesn't sound like an efficient or even a good idea. Instead focus on building your brand, doing PR, writing articles, speaking at various events, etc., basically focus on becoming a rockstar and wait for offers to come to you.
Re:Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated by gertef on Friday August 25, 2017 @07:26PM (#15103050)
How do you get invited to events, get people to read your articles, connect to the upblic, and build your brand, without networking?
Re:Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated by zzzcpan on Friday August 25, 2017 @07:47PM (#15103170)
Through other channels, the same way people know about anyone famous without ever networking with them. For example, it's much cheaper to submit your article to a bunch of websites, mention it in comments on various platforms, advertise it on Google, Facebook, than to network with people and ask them to read it.
Re:Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated by jimbokun on Friday August 25, 2017 @07:47PM (#15103167)
Isn't that all networking?
Re:Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated by zzzcpan on Friday August 25, 2017 @08:04PM (#15103246)
I consider networking as 1:1 kind of communications. In the same category as door-to-door marketing.