How do you actually network to land a new job? Microsoft's ex-VP of HR explains

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The key to networking is to expand your visibility beyond the people you work with every day.

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I cold-emailed Mark Cuban and a Meta exec, and they both responded. Here's how I worded it.

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I was poached, then laid off 60 days later. I was embarrassed to talk about it, but doing so helped me get my next job.

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Amanda Nielsen was let go from her her job two months after she was poached from another company.

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Career goals you should make to set yourself up for success

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A consultant has gone viral on TikTok promoting a networking trick she calls 'corporate flirting' to get ahead at work

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Srinidhi Rajesh is a TikToker promoting a hack called "corporate flirting" at work.

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Networking has changed in the wake of the pandemic. Experts detailed where people are now making new connections.

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Gen Z isn't scared to ask about work-life balance at work.

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It's not just you. LinkedIn has gotten really weird.

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Is aggressively posting on LinkedIn actually good for your career? That may depend on your prospective employer's LinkedIn persona.

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It was a hard day for Matthew Sciannella: He was officially getting divorced.

Grindr has a reputation for its hookup culture, but the company says a quarter of its users are there to network. The CEO says he even hired people through the app.

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There are specific steps users can take to use Grindr safely, experts told Insider.

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I'm a former senior leader at Amazon. Mentorships can be a waste of everyone's time unless you do it right — here's how.

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Brandon Southern says mentees should have specific goals.

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Some people feel morally impure after networking and most just hate it. Here's how to learn to love it, according to experts.

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