{"id":1450,"date":"2018-10-26T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2018-10-26T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:39:39","slug":"how-to-network-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/how-to-network-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Network On Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Cheryl Amyx <\/p>\n<p>According to a 2015 survey, 85% of critical jobs are filled through networking. If networking is so important for business success, why are so many people intimidated or confused about how to network?<\/p>\n<p>What is networking anyway? How many conferences have you been to where you couldn\u2019t remember who was who or whose business card you had or you felt guilty for later tossing those cards into your desk drawer? That\u2019s because what you\u2019re doing isn\u2019t really networking or connecting \u2014 it\u2019s what I call, &#8220;thoughtless cultivating,&#8221; and it has limited value, if any. And given how competitive the current job market is, you need to stand out for others to know you as an individual. This article will help you avoid thoughtless cultivating and get the most from networking.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescoachescouncil\/2018\/10\/18\/how-to-network-on-purpose\/#3dfade6c46df\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescoachescouncil\/2018\/10\/18\/how-to-network-on-purpose\/#3dfade6c46df<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cheryl Amyx According to a 2015 survey, 85% of critical jobs are filled through networking. If networking is so important for business success, why are so many people intimidated or confused about how to network? What is networking anyway? How many conferences have you been to where you couldn\u2019t remember who was who or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46,66],"tags":[507],"class_list":["post-1450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-hr-2","tag-networking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4vlXG-no","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":333,"url":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/three-places-to-find-job-postings-on-linkedin\/","url_meta":{"origin":1450,"position":0},"title":"Three Places to Find Job Postings on LinkedIn","author":"Robert Smith","date":"April 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"By Arnie Fertig There are many smart ways you can use this social networking site for exposure and networking. 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