Learn the tools & techniques you need to build and maintain a successful professional network. The ability to effectively network is one of the most critical areas of career management. Through social, family, professional, and technological networks we interact with a wide variety of people, and exchange vast quantities of information every day. By learning to harness the power of networking we can increase our ability to make decisions, find opportunities, and build relationships that help facilitate successful career management. Professional Networking: How to Get Started, How to Succeed is the first book in the Career-Pointes series, which aims to provide clear, concise, and easily accessible information to help you move toward your personal and career goals. Without overwhelming the reader, this guide provides the essential principles of networking that will be useful for people at any stage in their career and with any level of networking experience, regardless of their networking goals.