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Fear of reaching out to people you might not know so well (or at all) isn’t the only thing that can keep you from getting started on your networking for a job or your career in general. Even if you’ve gotten over the fear part, the thought of what it will take just to get started can...

If you’ve been following this series on networking strategy, whether it’s for a job or your career in general, we’ve gotten to the point in the process where at least a few people have said “yes” to a conversation with you. 

That’s great, but I think we...

In the previous post in this series, I made the case for networking towards a community of people as opposed to a specific job or company.

This post offers insight I picked up as an executive recruiter that should increase the number of people in that community who respond to your outreach with a...

Networking is at the heart of executive search. It’s how executive recruiters find great candidates for their clients, and many recruiters spend most of their time doing it.

You may not realize it, but when you’re networking for a job, you’re doing the same work as an executive...

Whether you’re new to networking or you're just feeling rusty, it can be incredibly easy to procrastinate. I know this from personal experience.

Prior to founding Career Narratives and working as an executive and career coach, I worked for four years as a senior recruiter at a top 20...

In the previous post in this series, I shared how I overcame my own fear of networking by just reaching out to the very first person on my list. That didn't mean the conversation was perfect. 

This post offers two strategies I picked up as an executive recruiter that helped me get...