Build a Network - Even When You Don't Think You Need One

Apart from the networking process, many people who shy away from networking are not trusting the people involved.

The solution is to identify the people you truly respect (maybe by making a list) and build a quality offline network, taking the help of professional networking sites like LinkedIn.

Networking can help us in unexpected ways, like peer recommendations, and this may be unclear to us at first.

One should assess their existing network to gauge its strength and take action where there is an opportunity for improvement.

There are countless ways and strategies to meet interesting people professionally.

Apart from hosting dinners or coffee outings, try to apply innovative strategies like interviewing people for your podcast or blog, or riding on some key conferences by scheduling your meetings during that period, leveraging from the hype.