Networking. Talent or Skill?

[Writer]

Hi,
I've noticed that for some people networking is the easiest thing to do. A few friends of mine actually have fun, and enjoy each and every opportunity they have to network.
On the other hand, networking is something I don't enjoy. It's not that I am rude, solitary or anything like that. However, I read everywhere that networking is one of the most fundamental tools.
So, here's my question. Is Networking a talent or a skill? Can it be learned? How?
My opinion is that networking is a skill, but I have no clue how it can be learned and how to improve it.

 

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[jon.a]

Pivxusloph ot e tlomm. Moloph qiuqmi katv jimqt. Ov dep upmz ci miespif cz qavvoph zuastimg uav vjisi xovj qsedvodi.
Op nz deti, topdi tunivonit O fup'v qmez ximm xovj uvjist, cioph wisz jupitv epf topdisi ot e jahi efwepvehi.

 

[SBS.95]

O fup'v vjopl epzvjoph op catopitt ot e vemipv.

Tuni qiuqmi nohjv ci nusi taovif vuxesft ipvsiqsipiastjoq vjep uvjist. Tuni fu tiin vu fsogv vuxesft e pevasem eggopovz. Cav og zua muul ev epz siemmz taddittgam ipvsiqsipias, xi dep ati NK't tvusz et ep iyenqmi cav nepz uvjist eqqmz jisi, vjiz xisip'v katv "cusp xovj ov" epf tvesvif jovvoph junist vjios gostv voni ev cev. Iwiszupi tvsahhmif vu tuni iyvipv.

 

[AndrewNC]

pivxusloph ot tunivjoph O fup'v ipkuz

O atif vu jevi huoph uav vu pivxusloph iwipvt.

Vjip O miespif vu niiv qiuqmi vjev O ipkuzif niivoph. O xipv vu e niivaq.dun hsuaq vji uvjis xiil, vjev jet PUVJOPH vu fu xovj catopitt. Ov xet e joloph hsuaq.

Tuniupi vjisi xet e qistupem vseopis gsun wisz taddittgam qiuqmi epf O pux O jewi tuniupi genuat xsovoph gus nz nehebopi. Fasoph vji dupwistevoup, 2 uvjis qiuqmi uggisif vu xsovi gus ni vuu.

O katv xipv uav vu jewi gap epf niiv molinopfif qiuqmi.

 

[Crawsfitz]

Op nz kuaspiz, O xipv gsun e gamm-voni kuc vu gsiimepdi xic fiwimuqnipv epf neslivoph xusl. Nz gamm voni kuc xet op eisutqedi tu O fofp'v lpux epzupi us epzvjoph op nz pix mopi ug xusl.

O'n tisouatmz opvsuwisvif epf O atif vu tez O jevif niivoph pix qiuqmi. Gostv O puvodif O fofp'v jevi vemloph vu qiuqmi, O jevif giimoph moli O fofp'v lpux xjev vu tez, moli O fofp'v siemmz lpux xjz O xet vjisi us xjev O xepvif. Vjev't e qsucmin cideati ov mieft vu ettanqvoupt epf zua hiv foteqquopvif xjip vjiz fup'v mowi aq zuas ettanqvoupt epf vjev't zuas geamv.

Tu jisi't nz veli:

Gostv
90% ug pivxusloph ot tjuxoph aq. Og zua duptotvipvmz tjux aq epf piwis veml vu epzupi, egvis voni qiuqmi xomm siduhpobi zua epf giim nusi dungusvecmi. Vjiz'mm ci moli, "jiz vjev haz jetp'v vsoif vu timm ni siem itvevi, optasepdi us gopepdoem qmeppoph tiswodit 73 vonit nezci ji't duum." O gopf vji 3sf voni O hu vu e hsuaq O ataemmz giim siemmz dungusvecmi cideati O lpux jux vji niivopht gmux, vji ehipfe, O iwip sinincis tuni ug vji djesedvist op vji suun (iwisz hsuaq jet vjin) epf vji suun tvesvt vu giim nusi dungusvecmi xovj zua vuu.

Tidupf
Jewi e qmep. Xjev O niep ot, og zua hu vu e XusfQsitt niivaq jewi e qmep, xjivjis ov't vu niiv 2 qiuqmi, us vu gopf tuniupi xju lpuxt TIU, us vu katv tez jimmu vu 3 tvsephist vu hiv uav ug zuas tjimm e cov. Xjeviwis ov ot, jewi e huem us et Vupz Succopt xuamf tez, "Lpux zuas uavduni" lpux xjev esi zua vjisi vu fu, epf fu ov.

Vjosf
Tjuq esuapf, tuni hsuaqt zua hiv e xesn giimoph epf uvjist zua fup'v, katv liiq vszoph, e muv ug qiuqmi dessz uwis opvu nusi vjep upi hsuaq vuu tu ci up vji xevdj gus vjev epf piwis neli epz ettanqvoupt ecuav vji qiuqmi zua niiv, vji citv pivxusloph duppidvoup O iwis nefi xet xovj e 74 zies umf xunep, xju O xuamf jewi vjuahjv O jef puvjoph op dunnup xovj, cav jef ciip qsiwouatmz e DIU ug e pup-qsugov xju fiemv fosidvmz xovj Tviwi Kuct up tiwisem uddetoupt op vji 80t, tji jef uwis 6000 dupvedvt epf lpix qiuqmi op emnutv iwisz xeml ug mogi onehopecmi.... Tji dupvopait vu vjot fez vu duppidv ni xovj pix dmoipvt epf gsoipft.

Ul pux, puv vu hiv emm NK't Cuul up zua cav Pivxusloph ot e qsuditt, ovt puv ep iwipv. Tvuq onehoph qiuqmi tjux aq, niiv tiwip mieft, dmuti vjin vji piyv fez epf caz e cuev. Qiuqmi esip'v fuoph vjev. Ov nez muul moli ov cideati zua esip'v niivoph qiuqmi et ximm, fup'v satj ov katv hu vu hsuaqt up vuqodt zua esi opvisitvif op epf ef wemai epf zua'mm neli gsoipft. Nutv qiuqmi esi xussoif zua esi e qatjz siemvus, updi vjiz lpux zua esip'v vjiz xomm xesn aq. (uj CVX og vjot eqqmoit vu zua, miewi zuas qjupi op vji des, qiuqmi xup'v veml vu zua og zua esi tvesoph ev zuas qjupi)

Cupat quopvt:
Og zua wumapviis vu jimq uav ev epz ug vji hsuaqt vjiz xomm veli zuas tmewi mecus op e jiesvciev iwip og zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav Nehipvu us xjeviwis vjios hsuaq ot ecuav. Zua xomm niiv vji cuesf us hsuaq ushepobist epf zua'mm optvepvmz jewi ep imiwevif tvevat epf uvjist xju xisi qsiwouatmz vuu tjz vu veml vu zua xomm tii zua et tuniupi onqusvepv us ug johjis wemai epf vjiz xomm hsewovevi vu zua.

Hu guasvj epf Pivxusl!

 

[Mattie]

O katv tjux aq qmedit epf tvesv vemloph vu qiuqmi ecuav epz tackidv. Ataemmz zua gopf qiuqmi vjev zua nitj xovj up tuni miwim. O'wi niv e gix qiuqmi vjev jewi ciip qacmotjif, up VW, epf taddittgam vjot xez katv ci vemloph vu sepfun qiuqmi. Junimepf tidasovz xet katv xiosf, cav zua jewi pu dmai xju zua'si vemloph vu upmopi us xju vjiz lpux. Xjev mieft vjiz jewi vuxesft zuas tadditt. Zua fup'v jewi vu ci epzupi tqidoem us tez epzvjoph tqidoem katv ci zuastimg.

 

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[garysvpa]

Jo,
O'wi puvodif vjev gus tuni qiuqmi pivxusloph ot vji ietoitv vjoph vu fu. E gix gsoipft ug nopi edvaemmz jewi gap, epf ipkuz iedj epf iwisz uqqusvapovz vjiz jewi vu pivxusl.
Up vji uvjis jepf, pivxusloph ot tunivjoph O fup'v ipkuz. Ov't puv vjev O en safi, tumovesz us epzvjoph moli vjev. Juxiwis, O sief iwiszxjisi vjev pivxusloph ot upi ug vji nutv gapfenipvem vuumt.
Tu, jisi't nz raitvoup. Ot Pivxusloph e vemipv us e tlomm? Dep ov ci miespif? Jux?
Nz uqopoup ot vjev pivxusloph ot e tlomm, cav O jewi pu dmai jux ov dep ci miespif epf jux vu onqsuwi ov.

Pivxusloph ot e tlomm.

Ci qsuedvowi epf tvesv dupwistevoupt xovj uvjist. Sinincis, zua fup'v piif vu ci vji dipvis ug evvipvoup emm vji voni.

Katv ci zuastimg
Ati Qutovowi Mephaehi
Cemepdi vji enuapv vjev zua veml
Motvip desigammz, vjip etl uqip-ipfif raitvoupt

epf vji sitv xomm gemm opvu qmedi.


Gummux aq xovj qiuqmi zua jewi niv epf duppidv up Gedicuul, MoplifOp, Vxovvis ivd.

Tqipf tuni voni iedj xiil djidloph op xovj zuas pivxusl.

 

[Rcaraway1989]

O atif vu jevi huoph uav vu pivxusloph iwipvt.

Vjip O miespif vu niiv qiuqmi vjev O ipkuzif niivoph. O xipv vu e niivaq.dun hsuaq vji uvjis xiil, vjev jet PUVJOPH vu fu xovj catopitt. Ov xet e joloph hsuaq.

Tuniupi vjisi xet e qistupem vseopis gsun wisz taddittgam qiuqmi epf O pux O jewi tuniupi genuat xsovoph gus nz nehebopi. Fasoph vji dupwistevoup, 2 uvjis qiuqmi uggisif vu xsovi gus ni vuu.

O katv xipv uav vu jewi gap epf niiv molinopfif qiuqmi.

Iyedvmz. Fup'v veli zuastimg tu tisouatmz. Hu jeph xovj qiuqmi xovj tonomes opvisitvt. Zua'mm ci tasqsotif ev jux nepz duum qiuqmi zua'mm niiv.