Networking Students

So, you’re looking for a summer internship or part-time job, or you’re a senior and you are facing the prospect of graduation and want to begin your career. The local newspaper hasn’t listed anything of interest. What is your next step?

Start NETWORKING!

What can Networking do for you? Aside from making contacts, other benefits include:

• A vital way to access this “hidden job market”.
• Getting the word out about your qualifications and availability.
• Learning about target markets, thus enlarging your options.
• Increasing your chances of finding a “best fit” and job satisfaction.
• Keeping you current with market trends, terminology and information.
• Improving your decision-making ability using knowledge as a foundation.
• Boosting your self-esteem as your knowledge base.
• Improving your interviewing and research skills, developing perseverance.
• Uncovering a job!

70%-80% of job openings never reach the
want ads or recruiters!

Be Prepared! Know Yourself!
You will need to formulate a professional response to the question, "Tell me about yourself". 
1.  How I got where I am today:
2.  What I have to offer:
3.  Where I want to go:
          Why am I interested in this job?:
          The career decision I am considering:

Where can I network? Follow the Networking - Where do I begin? strategies and use the Networking Worksheet to aid you in developing your network/contact list.

Once you have developed your list, you can concentrate on setting up your network meetings.

Networking may sound a bit scary and intimidating. It doesn’t have to be. Armed with information and tools for success, making career connections is easy!

Networking may sound a bit scary and intimidating. It doesn’t have to be.