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Episode 149: Three Ways To Nail The Networking Process Without Rushing It

Sep 7, 2021

Whether you're in the office or working from home, the importance of networking is not going away. You need to get out there and connect with people, even if it’s just on Zoom.

As reported by CNBC in 2019, "Anywhere from half to upwards of 80% of jobs are filled through networking." Over a year into the pandemic, connections still matter — perhaps even more than before. In today’s virtual world, people are especially eager to connect and reconnect with others since our social lives have been so severely compromised. I can’t wait to network face to face again!

And I’m not alone. According to LinkedIn research, the platform’s job applicants are three times more likely to get a job at a company where they have a connection.

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The article read in this episode originally appeared on the Forbes Agency Council CommunityVoice™ in May 2021.

 

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