Networking - Module 10

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Expert Proficiency, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Networking is often described (0) ___ a key business skill. But what do we mean by the term? (1) ___ all, every business already maintains a network of clients to (2) ___ it sells its products on a regular basis, as well as a network of suppliers who provide it (3) ___ the raw materials and services it needs in (4) ___ to carry on that business. Networking, however, (5) ___ this idea a step further. The skill of networking resides in the ability of the individual to make and maintain contacts with a wide range of business associates. These are people who might one day be helpful in his or her career, (6) ___ if it is not immediately apparent what form that help might take. The individual may, for example, call on these people for support when facing difficult times in his or her job, secure in the knowledge (7) ___ a kind of informal reciprocal arrangement exists between them. What's more, these networks of contacts are a portable asset (8) ___ the individual move from one employer to another.

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