also: じんみゃくつくり
networking; making contacts
The act of building a network of personal or professional connections, often for career or business purposes.
He is good at networking.
Cross-industry networking events are ideal places for making contacts.
Standard kanji spelling with 作り.
Common variant with づくり in kana.
Variant with つくり in kana; reading is じんみゃくつくり.
Compound of 人脈 (じんみゃく, 'personal connections') + 作り (つくり, 'making'), from 作る (つくる, 'to make').