转一篇文章 作者是印度人 从新加坡被派去上海工作，很切楼主这个问题。The contextual definition of networking and business relationships... “Try to stay away from alcohol, especially beer, while networking. You really don’t want to beer burp in front of a potential recruiter”, is what I was instructed back in b-school. “If you must, stick to one glass of wine the entire night.” A few years later, I was catching up with an old friend at a rooftop bar in Shanghai and what he told me went completely against my formal education on networking matters. He told me how his company had won a certain contract in a certain part of Asia because the client liked dealing with him for his openness to enjoy karaoke and drink (possibly, even beer burp) with them. “They want to see that you’re a normal guy, enjoy wine and karaoke, and most importantly, have a vulnerable (nice) human side”, he said. This got me thinking, is there a universally acceptable definition of networking? More importantly, I needed an answer to (more...)