When Marisa suddenly lost her job in 2009, it didn’t take her long to find a new one, thanks to some help from a friend. Marisa says that every single job she has gotten since college has come about as a result of networking: knowing someone on the inside of the organization she later wound up working for.

Marisa says: ‘You just be friendly, you know? You talk to people next to you and laugh and have a good time. Life’s too short to not strike up those conversations.’ | • Watch Video

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