1. Start slowly. Make a list of all the contacts you have in mind who are beyond your usual comfort zone. Then rank them in order of difficulty and call the easiest ones first.
開始時一步一步來。將那些你能想到的.自己平常不太敢聯繫的人列出來，按難度排序，首先給難度最小的那個人打電話。
2. Never assume a "no." Many times job seekers talk themselves out of contacting someone because they assume the person won't want to help or won't be able to. But you never know unless you ask, and you'll gain confidence when you realize how many people are actually pleased to hear from you.
不要一開始就往壞處想。求職者常常說服自己不去聯繫某人，因爲他們認爲對方不會想要幫忙，或是表示愛莫能助。但你不去問的話你永遠不知道，而且當你發現其實有很多人很樂意與你聯繫，你將更有信心。
3. Ask for advice rather than information about specific job openings. Not only does this approach avoid putting the other person on the spot, it also might produce useful insights into what's going on at his or her company, or suggestions about other people you should call.
徵求意見，而不要追問關於工作機會的具體資訊。這種方法一來不至於讓對方爲難，二來還可能使你瞭解對方所在公司的現狀，他/她或許會告訴你應該去聯繫誰。
4. Try to offer something in return. Just because you're out of work at the moment doesn't mean you have nothing to offer. The more networking you do, the more potentially valuable information you pick up along the way, which you can then pass along. Or, if you're doing Internet research and you come across an article that might interest one of your contacts, send it."
儘量投桃報李。你目前失業並不代表終生無以爲報。與人交往越多，你就會有可能獲悉更多有價值的資訊，你也可以將這些資訊轉告他人。或者說，假如你在互聯網上作調研時發現某篇文章，你認爲你的某位聯繫人可能感興趣，那麼不妨將這篇文章發給他。