IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

  Introduction Source:  Gunner (2018) Technological advancement and expansion of globalized territories are more focused on networking in multidimensional perspectives where the linkages of the people have no further restrictions for a specific segment, industry or boundary where the participants have been identified the importance and benefits of networking (Witte, 2019). Networking can be defined as human behaviors that are aimed at building, maintaining and using informal relationships that create potential benefits of through work-related activities of individuals by voluntarily granting access to resources and maximizing common advantages (Wolff & Moser, 2009). Moreover, networking is an art of building and maintaining relationships with people anticipating gain and exchange mutual benefits in the future which also influences in profession development of the individuals who are interconnected (Bonds-Raacke, Raacke and Elliott, 2017) . Depending on the nature o...