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on for
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nication, it could
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take days
to estab
blish a conn
nection with
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her company. With the advent of
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telephon
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and call
c someon
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If you assk ten different people
e to define networking
g, you'll get ten differen
nt answers. But
accordin
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Dicctionary, a network is "a group of people who excha
ange
informattion, contac
cts, and exp
perience forr profession
nal or socia
al purposes."
We hope
e this blog post helped give you some additional tips when
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you attend
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your next
networking meeting
g. We wantt you to make the mosst of it!
Published 26 2 November 20
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