Why is networking important? What steps do you take to the network?

Networking will help somebody to develop and improve their skill-set & also helps to find prospective mentors, partners, clients. Apart from that, it helps someone to gain access to the necessary resources which will foster someone’s career development.

Below steps are required to network effectively.

• Start by determining the goals: Ask yourself what you are looking for from the relationships you hope to develop
• Talk to your friends: Friends play a valuable role in your networking effort. You should ask your friends if they can give some references for the creation of a network
• Attend events to meet new people: Online networking is a powerful tool, but there’s nothing like face-to-face interaction. Apart from that try to attend various events where you can meet people of a similar mindset.
• Active listening: While asking questions in your network, you should actively listen to their answers & should add the skill of active listening & in this case networking events are the ideal opportunity.