Can you ever network enough?

In June of 2006 I was at a conference in Philadelphia. While attending a session on Science, Technology, Engineering, and math careers I met a man fromThis casual contact I made a completely unrelated conference has given me the opportunity to have my book stocked in the Delaware County Community College and is being assessed for sale at West Chester University and the entire state system of higher education in Pennsylvania.

Do casual contacts matter? ABSOLUTLEY!

Some quick networking tips:

1. Don’t throw away business cards

2. Follow up with a quick email after you meet people

3. Start your own database of contacts; you never know why you will need it.

4. Will every contact you make result in unbelievable business advantages or career advantages for you? No, but if you didn’t network at all you would never have a chance to get ahead through your network.

5. Don’t network simply for personal gain. I get much more satisfaction for helping people in my network than I do benefiting from people in my network.

Happy networking!