Build The Network That Builds Your Career

Good morning dealmakers,

Here’s a hard truth many professionals learn too late:

Jobs don’t always go to the most qualified candidate. They go to the most connected.

Whether you're trying to break into private credit, move firms, or level up internally—your network is your edge. Not the one you build in a panic after deciding to leave. The one you build before you need it.

Today’s issue breaks down why networking is your career’s highest-leverage activity—and how to do it in a systemised, sustainable way.

Let’s get into it.

🧠 Deep Dive: Networking = Compound Career Growth

You can model most career progressions in private markets through three inputs:

You might be great at what you do. But if you’re invisible, your opportunities are capped.

Networking changes that. It creates visibility—inside your firm, in the wider market, and among the decision-makers who move capital and talent.

It opens doors to:

• Off-market roles at growing credit platforms

• Hidden co-invest opportunities

• Recruitment conversations before they go live

• Board referrals, internal sponsorships, and strategic introductions

And crucially, it builds a reputation before you need a new job.

🏋️‍♂️ Sets & Reps > Inspiration

If you've ever built a fitness habit, you know the secret isn’t motivation. It’s discipline. The same principle applies to networking.

Networking only works when it’s consistent. That’s where most professionals go wrong—they binge during job searches, then disappear.

The fix? Treat networking like training:
🗓️ A weekly plan.
✅ Pre-scheduled sets and reps.
📊 Tracked like a CRM.

That’s why we’ve built this week’s free drop 👇

📄 Career Asset Drop

🎁 Download: Career.Credit Networking Playbook

This in-depth playbook gives you:

• A structured system to build and maintain your network

• Understand the how and why

• A rhythm that works even if you're in a demanding role

💡 Quick Tips to Improve Your Networking Game

• Start with warm contacts. Alumni, ex-colleagues, past recruiters.

• Personalise everything. Show them you’ve done the homework.

• Ask for advice, not a job. People like to help—but hate pressure.

• Give value. Share market insights, deals, or relevant news.

• Play the long game. Your goal is relationships, not transactions.

🧭 TL;DR

✅ If you want to move up or across in private credit, don’t wait for job boards.
✅ Networking is your visibility engine—and visibility drives opportunity.
✅ Set a schedule, track your progress, and stay consistent.
✅ Download our plug-and-play system to make it second nature.

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More tools, more visibility, more momentum.
See you Friday

James Howl-Newton - Founder @ Career.Credit & Futura Search Partners