Why You Shouldn’t Network In College (or ever really)

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My husband is an expert networker. He is really, really good at connecting with people, connecting those people with other people (he has introduced 2 couples that ended up getting married), he is great at reaching out to people he hasn't heard from in a while just to say hi and see what they're up to. He's just good at it. In return, he hasn't looked for a job in 20+ years; they come looking for him. He is constantly contacted by people to see if he's happy where he's at, and gets job offers all the time.

Now, this guy is writing about networking as purely selfish, but I don't agree with him. Networking is about making connections. And it's not just about you - MANY times, my husband has found out about a job opportunity at his company and reached out to a person in his network to tell them about it. Or he has had someone reach out to him about a job, and he has recommended someone he knows instead. He is anything but selfish in his networking.