For years, young professionals have been told the same piece of career advice: “Build your network.” The advice is right – but the mental picture is often wrong. Many people hear networking and immediately think of conferences, business breakfasts, LinkedIn connection requests or exchanging business cards. But that’s rarely how the relationships that shape careers are actually built. What is a network? A network is not a collection of names on LinkedIn. It’s a collection of people who know you, trust you, have worked with you, and have seen how you think and solve problems. In other words, a network is accumulated trust. Think about something simple. Imagine you suddenly…