Even if you're not looking for a job right now, career networking should be a part of your daily, or at least weekly, routine. You never know when you might find yourself in need of a new job. I know more people, myself included at one point in my career, who have unexpectedly lost their job without notice. If you have a network in place and contacts you keep in touch with, it will be much easier to get started on a job search than if you're starting from scratch.

    即使你現在沒在找工作，職業關系網也必須是你日常生活的一部分，至少也要每周或定期和關系網的成員聯系。你永遠都不能預知自己什么時候要找工作。我認識的很多工作上的人，包括我自己在內，有時候一不注意就丟了工作。如果你有一個關系網的話，并且一直都保持了聯系，那么，利用這個關系網找工作要比你從零開始簡單得多。

    Stay in Touch 保持聯系

    It doesn't take long to send an email or a LinkedIn or Facebook message just to say hello, even if you don't see your contacts very often - or at all. I just had lunch with someone I worked for years ago and I just connected on LinkedIn with former colleagues I hadn't heard from in quite a while. It was good to touch base, both to find out what was new in their lives and careers, and, just in case, I need references or help in the future.

    即使你沒有經常看到你關系網內的朋友，或根本沒見過，但是給他們發封郵件，或者在LinkedIn 和 Facebook等網站上發封站內短信問候一下并不需要花很多時間。我剛剛和前幾年一起共事的同事一起吃了頓飯，我剛在LinkedIn 上給很久沒有聯系的大學同學發了封郵件。保持聯絡是很有益的，不僅可以知道他們生活或工作上發生了什么事情，也是為了將來有一天如果我需要幫助或建議的話他們可以幫上忙。

    Connect In-Person 親自聯系

    If you can, meeting those people you've only known online is helpful, too. That personal connection becomes even strong when you can match a personality with a name. When I travel, I try to find time for a cup of coffee or lunch with people I've only met via email or the phone.

    如果可能的話，親自去見見平常只在網上聯系的人也是很有益的。尤其是你能夠將一個人的名字和個性匹配的話，這樣的見面就更有意義了。當我去各地旅游的時候，我會擠時間出來和平常只在郵件和電話中聯系的朋友見見面，喝杯咖啡，或一起吃頓午餐。

    As an example of how valuable networking can be, a recent graduate I know just got a job offer from someone she had networked with at a college alumni

    event several months ago. She had stayed in touch and the contact remembered her when a job became available at his employer.

    為了說明人際關系網有著怎么樣的價值，舉個例子吧，我認識的一位大學生找到了一份工作，而提供給她這份工作的人，正是幾個月前她在大學校友會上認識的朋友。她一直和他們保持聯系，所以當這位朋友公司正好有個職位空缺的時候，就想到了她。

    Build Your Network 建立你的交際網

    Taking the time to build, and maintain, your network, is well worth the effort （which may be minimal）. Those connections you make today, can help you move along the career ladder, tomorrow.

    花時間去建立你的關系網，并且要維護好它。因為，它值得你付出的努力。你今天所做的這些聯系，可能會在將來成為你職業發展的階梯。