Virtually all job hunting experts agree that networking is the best way to find a great job. But most people don ?t have connections to the decision makers who do the hiring. And ?networking ? books, which are mostly written by and for salespeople, suggest aggressive tactics, often confusing these with real networking. They focus on building a powerful network over the course of a lifetime. But when you need a new job, you don ?t have time to build a huge, powerful network. You ?ve got to use the network you already have.