Networking is one of the most important tools of business. It can help you build your client base, your business opportunities, keep you informed about a variety of topics, and perhaps most importantly, expand your job search options.

A Generous Approach

Whether you are networking for business or in your job search, one of the most fruitful approaches is, surprisingly, generosity. If you are mindful of your contacts’ needs, your own needs have a funny way of being met, too, although rarely in the ways you might expect.

My first post for Make It Missoula shares my own personal fairy tale, a true story about my first fairy godmother and all she taught me about networking.

Read The Magic of Networking–What I Learned from My Fairy Godmother here.