The 3 kinds of networks you need in your career

In his new book ׳Careers Unleashed,׳ Asad Husain shares how to build a robust and authentic professional network.

In 2010, I was working for Dun & Bradstreet, based in New Jersey, as VP of HR International. I received a message from a former Gillette Pakistan colleague. It was a pleasant surprise. I had hired her for the HR function at Gillette Pakistan in 1996. I left for Gillette’s World Headquarters in Boston a few months later, but she had already created a good impression on me through her performance, learning agility, and attitude. We were now connecting after a gap of 14 years. She told me she was also living in New Jersey and working on a contract as a Total Rewards consultant in New York. By coincidence, my company was also looking for a Total Rewards professional. I referred her to our company VP of Total Rewards. She was interviewed and got the job.