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How to network with people outside your industry

How to network with people outside your industry

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How to network with people outside your industry

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- We often think networking is only important inside our company or inside our industry. After all, those are the connections that seem to have more immediate ROI, the people who can help you get a promotion or access to a new opportunity. But outside connections are critical too. You don't want your entire network to be people inside your company, because that limits your perspective. You won't be exposed to nearly as many new ideas. And hopefully this won't happen to you, but think about Circuit City, Blockbuster, Borders. If you worked there, it would have been nice to know people in other companies or industries that you could call. But networking with people outside your industry isn't as intuitive as just walking down the hall and talking to someone. You need to apply a bit more strategy and effort. Here's how to do it. First, put networking on your schedule. Literally write down when you're going to do it. Otherwise it becomes something that you know you should do but is never…

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