Networking & Building Bonds: Relationships That Compound
Networking is not collecting visiting cards — it's building informal networks of mutually helpful relationships. Through Madhav Kale, Nitesh Runwal and Bhagat Patil, Avinash Chate shows how bonds built on trust, not transactions, compound into real career capital.
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