Give-First Mentality Over Transactional Networking

00:30:37 — Give-First Mentality Over Transactional Networking

Annie shares a meetup anecdote where CS graduates approached her with a blunt “Hi, I’m looking for a job” — illustrating ineffective transactional networking. Instead, she advocates a give-first mentality: get curious about the problems the other person is solving, offer your experiences, build authentic relationships, and opportunities will follow naturally. Learning the nuance and skill of this people work side of things is what separates effective networking from simply collecting contacts.