Networking is the process of making personal contacts in order to facilitate your job search. This contact can keep you posted on any job openings which may develop or direct you to individuals who may know of openings. Networking is a very easy skill to acquire. Your motivating factor behind networking should be that you may be only one conversation away from finding information which will lead to employment. Also consider the fact that more than three-quarters of all current job openings are not made known to the general public.
Many organizations never post an opening.
You need to make employers aware of you, your interests, skills, and abilities. You may already have a network of possible contacts in place without even being aware of it. When you combine these lists, you'll see that you have the beginnings of a solid network in place. Don't sell yourself short with this list. If you really think about it you can come up with a few dozen people.