NETWORKING: THE NEW RULES
Rob Yeung

Working life ain't simple any more. There was a time when you worked hard, your employer looked after you, and you just carried on until you received your gold carriage clock on retirement. But that simple career path is dead. There are more threats in the world – mergers and acquisitions, globalization and jobs being outsourced or offshored, downsizing programs, and job cuts. And these have turned the workplace into a minefield of treacherous personalities, unexploded resentments, and ticking egos. Who can you really trust? What do you need to do or say to get ahead?

But there are more opportunities too. You aren't tied to the one employer any more – you can move around and seek bigger pay rises, greater responsibility, more interesting challenges. Employers no longer look down on people who want to take career breaks to go traveling or do something different. You can go freelance or set up your own business and try to make your first million. The world is literally your oyster.

In this complex world of work, the rules of work have changed. We can all think of people who got promoted who didn't deserve to be. Come to think of it, we can all probably think of someone who does deserve to get promoted, but hasn't been. And, to add insult to injury, on top of our day-to-day jobs, we're expected to deal with office politics, to be a good team player, and to network. And how do you get headhunted exactly? All of these are things that no one ever really tells you how to do.

Well, this series tells you how to do these things. And this book looks at networking – probably the most important single skill that everybody talks about, but no one ever teaches you.

ISBN: 978-1-905736-30-0