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For many, the idea of maintaining and, in fact, building their network of professional career building contacts becomes lost in the day-to-day shuffle of work. Once again, this is largely because of a lack of long-term career objectives or, at a minimum, objectives being placed on the back burner while handling the tasks of the present. However, for a career to thrive, you must maintain your professional contacts while on the job. In addition, this is the area where contacts should grow most quickly. This is true for several reasons. One of the most obvious is the sudden loss of employment because of downsizing, a company move, a purchase, or a merger. Whatever the reason, you will be crippled in your subsequent job search if you have failed to maintain your network. Maintaining your network is critical if for no other reason than to provide you with a readily available list of professional contacts should your employment situation suddenly change. However, following are some other equally compelling reasons:
While you're on the job, you will work with many different people on various projects. Make it a point to introduce yourself to everyone. Grab a business card and write additional notes about that person on the card. Make sure you leave that person with a card, too. |
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