{"id":2522,"date":"2012-07-26T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowingcounts.net\/2012\/07\/26\/networking-a-key-professional-skill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:41:53","slug":"networking-a-key-professional-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowingcounts.net\/en\/2012\/07\/26\/networking-a-key-professional-skill\/","title":{"rendered":"NETWORKING A KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Networking used to be seen as a sales or job-hunting skill. 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