Networking doesn't have to feel like a used car lot

Thoughts From the Corner Hello Reader, Most people who are genuinely good at their jobs still dread networking. That's not a coincidence. A lot of the advice floating around out there treats networking as a numbers game — get out there, meet everyone, collect contacts, keep asking until someone says yes. And if you're the kind of person who got into technical work because you like solving problems more than making small talk, that approach feels about as natural as wearing a costume. You show...