Network with your neighbors.

和邻居建立关系。

Forget rubbing elbows with strangers at networking mixers. Your next professional opportunity could come while you're mowing the lawn, walking your dog, or on your building's elevator. According to a report entitled "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes" authored by Patrick Bayer, associate professor of economics at Duke University, and others, "Residing on the same [block] versus nearby blocks increases the probability of working together by over 33 percent."

别惦记着和社交网站的陌生人拉关系。你的下一个职业机会也许是在修剪草坪、遛狗，或在住宅电梯里时出现。根据杜克大学经济学副教授Patrick Bayer的“工作地点和居住地点：非正式的招聘网络和劳动力市场的结果”等报告，“和附近区相比，你有大于33％的可能性和住在同一个区的居民一起工作。”

So, help your neighbor shovel his walkway. Hold the door for the woman who lives above you. Be extra nice to the kids playing in front of your home. Host a dinner party for some of the folks on your street. Your future boss could be living on your block!

所以，帮助你的邻居清理走道。出入大门时，为那个住楼上的妇女挡一会门。对在你家门前嬉戏的孩子多一点友善。为同住一条街上的人们举行晚宴派对。你未来的老板也许就住在同一个区！