360 Network - helping you to go full circle

Sometimes getting ahead is about who you know and not what you know. 360 Network has been created to provide advice and guidance on meeting the right people at the right time, how to make a list of useful contacts and the ways to improve your skill set to get you to where you want to be fast.

Joining social networking sites and attending industry events are great ways to expand your circle of professional acquaintances. Here you'll find a list of tips on what to do at these events and details on which social media platforms are best for business and enterprise from Facebook and Twitter to LinkedIn, Tumblr and Wordpress.

If you're new to social marketing you'll find descriptions of the main contenders in the digital social media market, which should give you the impetus to join the sites that best meet your needs.

Although it's sad to think that certain people get ahead in business because of the way they play the game instead of on merit it's still true that strategy does play a part in getting promoted. You need to learn the best tricks of the trade and get used to showing off a little more to bag yourself a great job.