Plan Network

Begin by writing out your goals for your network. What do you hope to achieve? Information about job openings? Get ideas about how you might improve yourself? Advance your career? Learn about new developments in the field? Training opportunities? Emotional support?

Write down how you might help the people in your network. Networking is about sharing. Even if you are just starting your career, you will have something to share. It may be as simple as your friendship and sending a card. You may come across an article you can copy and share. As your network grows and you know the people in it better, you will see ways that people in it might link together, help each other.