While a perfectly tailored resume is certainly beneficial — and can certainly get you far — networking is a tool that shouldn’t be overlooked in your career. Your resume might make it to an employer’s desk, but you are going to need something more than your competition.

Whether you are looking for a job or are currently employed, it is important to make contacts. If you are applying for that dream job, and the decision is between you and an individual that has made contacts within the company, the final offer just might be extended to the candidate who took the opportunity to network, showing how much they are interested in the position and company.

But, luckily, networking is easier than you think. Read on at BusinessInsider.com.