{"id":19431,"date":"2017-09-26T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=19431"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:41:36","slug":"if-you-have-benefited-from-networking-how-do-you-pay-it-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/how-to-guides\/networking-guide\/if-you-have-benefited-from-networking-how-do-you-pay-it-back\/","title":{"rendered":"If you have benefited from networking, how do you \u201cpay it back\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>Reciprocity is the most important part of networking. Connecting with others and building relationships is a two-way street.<\/p>\n<p>Professional relationships formed through networking require give and take. Express appreciation for the assistance you receive, and offer help in return whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that an opportunity to give back or \u201cpay it back\u201d may not come right away. You might be a few years out of college before you have something concrete to offer a professional who helped you. As an example, in return for valuable career advice and referrals, a college junior might meet with the professional\u2019s high-school-aged son to offer advice on how to find a good college.<\/p>\n<p>When it makes sense to do so, keep the professionals with whom you\u2019ve met informed of your progress. Let them know when you have accepted a position, and thank them for helping you along the way.<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reciprocity is the most important part of networking. Connecting with others and building relationships is a two-way street. Professional relationships formed through networking require give and take. Express appreciation for [&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-19431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19431","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=19431"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41150,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19431\/revisions\/41150"}],"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=19431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}