"Who you know, how you get to know them and building your network will pay off over time," the Gen X founder and CEO exclusively told Fortune. And it's not enough to just pop along to a networking event once a quarter. Beri said Gen Z workers who aren't tied down with a marriage or kids should be doing it two to three times a week if they want to get ahead. As millions of Gen Z struggle with unemployment, CEO shares his networking rule: Never eat aloneFor Gen Z job seekers, adding networking events to their already long list of things to do to get a job is probably not the answer they want to hear. Before he founded Netskope, Beri says he was regularly invited to investor and VC events.