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Networking is the art of building alliances. It's not contacting everyone you know when you are looking for a new job and asking if they know of any job openings. Networking starts long before a job search, and you probably don't even realize you are doing it.
Kelly Pate of the Denver Post wrote in her article, Everyday People Key in Job Networking (March 30, 2003), that "Friends, friends of friends, a barber, a neighbor and former co-workers are often the best resources for job seekers, especially in a market with far more people out of work than job openings, job placement experts say."
You are networking when you
• attend professional or trade association meetings
• talk to other parents when attending your child's sporting or music events
• volunteer for a local park "clean-up" day
• visit with other members of your social clubs or religious groups
• talk to your neighbors
• strike up a conversation with someone else waiting at the veterinarian's office
• post messages on mailing lists or in chat rooms
• talk to sales persons who are visiting your office