Networking Is a Contact Sport

HowdidJoeSweeney...getBobCostastocometoMilwaukee(inthemiddleofwinter)?...becomethe"wingman"tothearchbishopofNewYorkCity?...takeBrettFavre'soffthefieldincomefrom$65,000tomorethan$4million?Theanswerissimple.Networking.InthisNewYorkTimes,WallStreetJournal,andUSATODAYbestseller,masternetworkerJoeSweeneyshareshisnetworkingsecretsfromalongandsuccessfulcareerasabusinessowner,sportsagentandexecutiveandinvestmentbankingconsultant.Hisfirstsecret:masternetworkersarefocusedongiving,notgetting.Withtoday'sdifficulteconomyanduncertainworkplace,networkinghasneverbeenmoreimportant.Sweeney'ssimplebuteffective5/10/15networkingplanwillgiveyoualegupinthecurrentjobmarket,helpyoustayemployed,or,ifyou'vebeenlaidoff,findyournextjob.Theclichethatwhoyouknowismoreimportantthanwhatyouknowhasneverbeentruer.Sweeneyillustrateshisinsightswithdozensofhelpfulexamplesfromhisownlife(alongwithafewfascinatinginsidersportsstories).Withspecialsectionsonnetworkingforwomenandminorities,insightsintotheusefulness(andhandicaps)ofsocialnetworkingsites,howtoget(andwhyyouneed)awingmanandprofilesofothermasternetworkers,NetworkingIsaContactSportisapracticalandessentialguideforanyonewhowantstogetaheadintoday'seconomy.