Alli Peck says in-person networking matters for career advancement because it creates visibility. She got a management role after colleagues saw her doing management-level work at the office, then invited her to apply. If you want to move up, find a workplace where people can actually see what you do.
Everyone today is like, you need to be networking. You need to be networking. And, like, the easiest way to do that is in person. Like, there is no way I would have had the opportunities. There's no way I would have got tapped on the shoulder to apply for that management role if I wasn't in office. Because they saw me already doing the job without the title, and they were like, oh, we want to ask her about it. Like, you can't see if I'm at home helping ramp up new employees. You have no idea if I'm doing that or not. Right? So I would say, if you want to just come in and do your job, that's different. If you are looking to move up from the ranks, I recommend trying to find someplace where, because it's all about visibility.
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