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Networking is a Necessity

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This chapter discusses the importance of networking for your success in Ph.D. journey. It describes three networking benefits related to Ph.D. journey: information sharing, opportunities to learn from others’ experiences, and building your reputation. It shows tips to make your networking more effective and efficient.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

—Helen Keller.

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  1. The Logistics Institute–Asia Pacific, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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Lindawati (2017). Networking is a Necessity. In: Cracking a Ph.D.. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2152-7_7

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