Networking.

I know, I know. It's the dreaded word that even the most extroverted of us tend to hate.

Networking. The word that sends a chill through even the most social of us.

Just out of college and at the beginning of my job search, I scoffed at the idea of networking. Why do I have to go talk to people I don’t know to hopefully get a job? Can’t I just get a job on my own merits - education and experience?