Give people a foothold on you as a person by sharing what you're reading, in updates and conversation, and ask what they're reading.
The idea
My resume opens doors, but it never gets anyone excited. Mention the book I'm halfway through, and I get emails and recommendations. That's a foothold: anything that gives people a way to grab onto you as a person, something they can actually ask about. A job title doesn't do that. A book is a choice you're spending real hours with, so it shows what you're curious about right now.
How to do it
Add one line to your next update: "Currently reading X, and here's what's surprising me."
Drop it into conversation in place of the work answer: "Honestly, I've been deep in this book about..."
Ask it back: "What are you reading?" Even non-readers will tell you about the one book they'd gift everyone.
Not reading anything? Ask a friend for one recommendation, throw a dart on Goodreads, or try again with a book you slogged through in high school.
Unfinished counts. For every book I finish, I've given up on two or three, and people love that more than any polished update.
Example
A guy I hadn't talked to in two years emailed me out of the blue. He'd read the same book I'd been talking about, and he hated the ending. The resume may get the meeting. The books get the relationship.
Curate, Don't Just Consume: Feel boring? Pick one or two interests, go deep 30 minutes a week, and answer "What's new?" with the interest instead of your job.
The Quarterly Personal Update: Email your network a short personal update every quarter on real work, real life and what you're into; nobody needs to reply.
Be Worth Knowing: Share your own take and what you're into; industry jargon makes you invisible, while personality and stories make you memorable.
Twelve Open Questions: Keep about a dozen open questions in your head, Feynman-style. Being interesting starts with being curious.