Job-Hunt Networking Expert Liz Ryan, author of Happy About Online Networking, moderator and coach of AskLizRyan, author of the AskLizRyanCommunityBlog and AskLizRyanBlog, is an internationally recognized expert in workplace and networking issues, offers advice and tips on networking successfully.

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In countless surveys and research, including those conducted by Job-Hunt, networking is the dominant method used by successful job seekers. More than 75% of the time! Not a job site, not an e-mailed resume - at least not initially - networking!

For now and the future, networking is a critical survival skill. For some of us, it comes easily. For others, not so much. This section of Job-Hunt will help you understand, cope, and succeed.

Liz also writes articles that appear in BusinessWeek.com and Yahoo! HotJobs as well as many other publications, both online and off.

If you have any questions or issues you'd like covered, please send an e-mail to questions@job-hunt.org.

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