Business: Is networking just professional flirting?

rapport

a comfortable and positive relationship that makes communication easy (взаєморозуміння / хороший контакт)

networking

the process of developing professional relationships that may create opportunities or mutual benefits (нетворкінг / встановлення професійних зв'язків)

social capital

the professional value that comes from relationships, reputation, trust, and connections (соціальний капітал)

professional chemistry

a natural sense of ease, understanding, and connection between professional contacts (професійна хімія)

schmooze

to have informal, friendly conversations with people in order to build relationships or gain an advantage (невимушено спілкуватися задля професійної вигоди)

cultivate a relationship

to deliberately develop and maintain a useful or meaningful relationship (розвивати / підтримувати стосунки)

build rapport

to develop a comfortable and trusting relationship with someone (встановити хороший контакт)

mutual reciprocity

an exchange in which both sides give and receive benefits or support (взаємність)

transactional

based mainly on an exchange of benefits rather than personal connection (транзакційний / заснований на взаємній вигоді)

leverage a connection

to use a professional relationship to gain an opportunity or achieve a goal (використати професійний зв'язок)

networking fatigue

exhaustion caused by constantly attending professional events and maintaining contacts (втома від нетворкінгу)

personal brand

the professional image and reputation that a person deliberately develops (особистий бренд)