Ever hear that what counts is not what you know, but who you know? Practice networking and before long you'll know just what's what and who's who.
是不是曾经听过这种说法：重要的不是你知道什么，而是你认识谁？建立人际关系网，不久之后你就会认识许多人|,8eu^RaJ.。

You Will Need
你需要

Trade organizations to join
加入贸易组织

Good social skills
优秀的社交技能

And persistence
坚持

Steps
步骤

STEP 1 Practice "Four F rule"
1.遵循四个原则

Practice the "Four F rule"—family, friends, family of friends, and friends of family. In other words, talk to everyone you can think of about your career goals.
遵循四个F的原则——家人，朋友，朋友的家人，家人的朋友rz|LO#)XZ39UH。换句话说，向你能想到的每一个人讲述你的职业目标Ffs|z;qn-4bizavm6EP。

STEP 2 Have business cards made
2.制作名片

Have business cards made so you have something professional to hand out when you meet people.
制作一些名片，这样当你遇到别人时就有一些职业的自我介绍资料递给别人2hitfnYkosm。

STEP 3 Join organizations
3.加入组织

Join professional organizations related to your field. For example, if you are a woman working in the media world, you could join the not-for-profit womeninfilm.org.Websites likewww.linkedin.comcan help you find out what professional contacts your friends have.
加入与你的领域相关的专业组织1JAV-JnapW|Aa&tHtFOY。例如，如果你是在媒体领域就职的女性，你可以加入非营利的womeninfilm.orgeNv!gq~y[yS6[。www.linkedin.com等网站可以帮助你了解你的朋友们都有哪些职业关系lM)Ap=)MA)f3U1o*[。

STEP 4 Listen to mentors
4.倾听指导

Listen attentively to potential mentors. As the saying goes, "You can make more contacts in two hours by showing interest in people than you will in two years of trying to get them interested in you."
认真倾听潜在的导师的教导QA6lZ[PEEQkd。就像别人经常说的，“通过对别人表现出兴趣在两小时内建立的联系远远超过试图让别人对你感兴趣在两年内得到的联系多BxstUxpq(|。”

Maintain eye contact when you are speaking with someone. There's nothing more insulting than a person who is looking over your shoulder for someone more interesting!
跟别人说话时保持眼神交流e~+~%!Cqs&u;kYhT+1。没有什么比跟你说话时却越过你的肩膀看更有趣的人让人感到羞辱了u7lfo2o%I]H;1noc51。

STEP 5 Do them a favor
5.帮忙

Listen for how you might be able to help someone else. Doing a favor for them is the fastest way to make them want to help you.
认真听一下，看看自己是否能帮助别人WcGn7)57dow;8B[u-S。帮他们一点忙是让他们想要帮你最快捷的方法,RBBk!6H*0,),。

Do your research on the speakers at trade events, and have a pitch prepared for them.
在贸易交流会上对发言人员做一些调查，提前准备一些推销的语言N|TXMH2x(X。

STEP 6 Contact former bosses
6.联系以前的老板

Contact former bosses. Research shows that one in three job seekers gets job search help from a previous employer.
联系以前的老板!&F1m(x*)D_M-D。调查显示，大约三分之一的求职者找工作时从以前的雇主那里得到帮助,plAVpP;rQw0Ja1。

Seventy-nine percent of college graduates responding to a 2007 survey said they found networking an effective job search tool.
2007年一份调查中，79%的大学毕业生表示，人际关系网是一个非常有用的求职工具SjL.l9A!xeYd。