This book had been on my list for a while, and in theory I need to be looking for a job soon, so seemed like a good time to bring it on vacation with me. It was a quick but kinda entertaining read.
I think I was surprised a little by the fact that the whole premise of the book is that you can tailor your networking strategies to whether you feel more like an introvert or an extrovert (yes there are centroverts as well). There is a lot of emphasis on how these groups of people can learn from each other, and you might not fit into one category seamlessly. But it’s a framework to guide how you think about networking and approach it instead of being scared of it. Zack sprinkles in plenty of anecdotes about people she has worked with or mistakes she’s made. Overall she advocates for being prepared and to devote just a little time to networking instead of burning yourself out on it.
I think this was helpful to read, but I wasn’t particularly surprised by any of it. The main benefit was that it was all wrapped up in snappy ways to remember her strategies. I also feel like as a scientist we definitely network but it’s a little different in that I don’t know anyone with a business card or anything like that. So there are limits to what I can do with this as well, but I think a lot of the big ideas can easily be applied.
Anyways, glad I finally gave it a read, if it wasn’t the
most helpful it was short so I didn’t have to invest a ton of time into it.
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