There are social networks that exist online, and then there are professional networks that you develop and foster as you build your career. Nurturing these is not just self-serving—it’s about helping other people as much as it is about helping yourself. "Discovering what you can do for someone else is the seminal secret of positive networking," says Darcy Rezac, managing director of a networking business organization and author of the book Work the Pond.

Here are some of things you can to to build a social network that can benefit your career.


For more advice on cultivating a good career reputation, check out these FN articles:

• Stand Out at Work: Make Your Fear Work for You to Further Your Career
• Work Efficiency Tip: Ask for and Give Clarification to Avoid Setbacks
• 6 Tips That Can Help Move Your Career Forward
• Cubicle Coach: 10 Common-Sense Skills You Need to Develop to Get to the Top
• Netiquette 101: 8 Tips to Make Your E-Mails Look Professional from Top to Bottom
• 5 Tips for Effective and Professional Online Interaction

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(First published in Marie Claire Magazine, Careers section as "Networking Dos and Don'ts" in October 2007; adapted for use in female Network)

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