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    "Is -anyone- out there successful at networking?", without using anecdote and story, how do we give a professional answer to that? Some people yes, some people no. It tell nothing about networking in general. I have work with [top 10 hardware company] because I shout "f this php bullshit" at a bartender. Commented May 17, 2019 at 12:13
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    Asking for the experiences of others is unfortunately not a good question for this site (upvotes notwithstanding). I would edit this to ask "How do I successfully network in IT?", but networking as a whole is a fairly broad topic (too broad) - there might be a good question if it were narrowed down to one specific goal (how to: keep in touch with former colleagues, use former colleagues to get another job, start a professional conversation with a stranger on LinkedIn, do the same at an event, use networking to get a job at some given company, etc., etc.). Commented May 17, 2019 at 14:10
  • @JoeStrazzere I concur. I got a good IT job through a friend in the same field. You don't have to have a huge network where you're going out and about to make contacts. Just be on good terms with everyone on your team as most likely they'll be branching out to other companies and will remember working with you. A good way is to get contact information from people who are leaving or even accidentally where you apply to a new job and the person remembers you. Commented May 17, 2019 at 18:04