Network Neighborhood

Have you been a victim of incommensurate returns? You worked so hard for something but the other person got the pie? Well, all most everybody has experienced these kinds of situations. Giving your hundred percent into something doesn't always guarantee success. There is something which acts as a seasoning to all your efforts. That's networking. We have witnessed networking in some form or the other in our lives. Right from the start, in order to get admission easily in a school, if you have good contacts you can cut all the sycophancies and monetary incentives given at every step and give your kid the right start he/she wanted. Passing school one faces admission in a college. Well, if you have talent and achieved good grades, there's no stopping you. But for the unlucky ones, it's networking which saves their day. Even good colleges have a special quota for backdoor entry. Then for the softer part of your life, you want a date, hops in your friend's sister's friend's cousin's long-time-no-see friend which can fill in the void. Finding a mate on your own might be a daunting task, but again if you're endowed with beauty it might be a different story. After completing the college, one steps into the corporate world. It's in the corporate world where you really see networking in its full form. Be it entry level job or job-hopping, if you have right people placed in the right companies, your ship will steer through the storms safely to the shore. How can he who didn't even have the knowledge end up at such a good place? Networking is the answer. Normally it's talent coupled with good networks which form the backbone of your career. In our day to day lives even small contacts give great returns. Watchmen, vendors, drivers can provide you with good incentives if you have good relations with them. But how does one develop such web of network? Obviously, it's a give and take relationship. If you want help from someone you must help him first. Make deposits in their emotional banks (Stephen Covey). Joining community websites like orkut can be of real help. Reaching out to old friends also can provide good opportunities. May be your old buddy has become a VP of some firm.