{"id":19397,"date":"2017-09-26T15:44:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T20:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=19397"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:41:36","slug":"why-are-people-often-uncomfortable-with-the-word-networking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/how-to-guides\/networking-guide\/why-are-people-often-uncomfortable-with-the-word-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people often uncomfortable with the word &#8220;networking&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>Many people are uncomfortable with the word \u201cnetworking.\u201d \u00a0When they think of networking, they imagine a pushy, aggressive person who connects with people to achieve selfish goals and \u00a0gives nothing back. \u00a0In other words, when many people think of networking, they think of \u201cusing\u201d people.<\/p>\n<p>In the Piper Center, we see networking as a way of making connections, building relationships, and seeking advice. \u00a0Networking is not about using people. \u00a0If you don\u2019t have a genuine interest in connecting with someone, then don\u2019t do so!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/how-to-guides\/networking-guide\/why-do-people-network\/\">Why do people network?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people are uncomfortable with the word \u201cnetworking.\u201d \u00a0When they think of networking, they imagine a pushy, aggressive person who connects with people to achieve selfish goals and \u00a0gives nothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8275,"featured_media":0,"parent":17167,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19397"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41144,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19397\/revisions\/41144"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}