Dec 26, 2022
If you want a job, keep your friends close but your acquaintances closer
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That's the message of a social science theory developed in the 1970s. It puts a different spin on networking, and has gotten a boost from new research. We look back at a summer piece from the BBC's Victoria Craig, which educated us about royal warrants and took us on a shopping trip.
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David Brancaccio
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Meredith Garretson Morbey
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Brian Allison
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