NetworkingTips #JobSearch #CareerDevelopment
Hey there! 🌟 So, let’s tackle the infamous question: How the HELL do you network to find jobs? You’re definitely not alone in feeling a bit lost in this area, but fear not – I’ve got some tips to help you navigate the world of networking:
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Start with your own circle: Reach out to friends, family, professors, and alumni for connections and advice.
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Utilize LinkedIn: Create a strong profile, connect with professionals in your field, and engage with their content.
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Attend events: Career fairs, industry conferences, and networking mixers are great opportunities to meet new people.
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Informational interviews: Request coffee chats or virtual meetings with professionals to learn about their career paths and seek advice.
- Be genuine and curious: Approach networking with a mindset of building relationships rather than just asking for a job.
As a college student about to graduate, networking can truly open doors for you! 🚪 So, start putting yourself out there, be proactive, and don’t be afraid to reach out to others. You’ve got this! 💪🏽 #NetworkingSuccess
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does your college have a career center? are there job fairs/recruiters that come to your college? at the college if there are job fairs, get basic networking would be friends and family – someone will know someone – you need to tell people your looking for a job.
Talk to people, literally introduce yourself
All my network contacts came from previous jobs. Worked for someone in college and then they hired me full time for my 2nd job out of college. I got my 3rd job all on my own but my 4th job came from people I met through the 3rd job. My 5th job came from a guy I worked with at the 4th job. He had contacts in educational technology.
Networking for the first job probably the hardest.
After you get in somewhere make sure everyone knows you and you are the go to person
Make your contact list grow.
I can’t tell you the amount of people I work with that are connected or worked with others at previous jobs. We’d much rather higher someone through a trusted source.
I can also tell you the amount of people we’ve lost once one person gets another job and pulls people over to the other company.
The first thing we do when looking at candidates resumes is ask around internally to see if anyone knows them.
If you are an extrovert and know how to carry conversations you should be fine.
Be memorable in a good way.
This is asked pretty much every week. To reduce my carpal tunnel, I wrote a quick 1-pager here: [ManageJobApplications.com/networking](http://managejobapplications.com/networking) . Pretty much a step-by-step approach to connecting with hiring managers. Good luck!
>I’m a college student in my last year and want to increase my chances of landing a job after graduation.
Focus on getting internships and on campus IT jobs.
Once you graduate those doors are closed.
Work experience > your degree, so even if you have to delay graduation, focus on those two things.
If you graduate without work experience, you’ll get hit by the catch-22.
A lot of it is total two sides of mouth BS. They equate them happening to know somebody with networking being a skill. Well it worked out for me so that’s what you should do to. What do you mean none of your circumstances are like mine?
Some of it has truth to it though. As you go through your career you should have people you get along with. Coworkers, bosses, whatever. As you and/or they move on you can hit them up again if they like you.
I really liked my bosses boss and had a great working relationship with him. He recently got let go and I asked an old bosses bosses boss to see if they could get him any leads on a new job. I’m sure that once he’s on his feet again he would probably be able to help me if I in turn needed another job someday.
So you’re not expected to magically materialize contacts, but make sure that the people you do meet know and like you and you keep their contact info somehow so you can connect again if you need to.