How To Turn Lame Networking Connections Into Useful Ones

Most people you meet while networking aren't immediately useful to you, but they may work with people who are.

Most people you meet while networking aren't immediately useful to you, but they may work with people who are.

Usually, you go to a networking event, shake a few hands, hear other people's elevator pitches or career backstories, share your own, then leave with a fistful of business cards. The next day you look at them, mentally pin a few faces to a few names (but not all)—and still don't really know how to use that stack of cards to grow your business or advance your career.

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