Networking

  • 8 Ways Students Can Market Themselves to Employers

    8 Ways Students Can Market Themselves to Employers

    With the rise of automation and the declining value of a bachelor’s degree, finding a job after graduation is not as easy as it once was. The job market is oversaturated with qualified employees who are often competing for the same positions. So, more than ever before, college students must learn how to market themselves,… Read More

  • How to Survive Your First Career Fair in 9 Steps

    How to Survive Your First Career Fair in 9 Steps

    As fall approaches and the Halloween season draws near, college students delight in haunted houses, pumpkin-spice-everything and classic horror movies. However, for some college students, the biggest spook of all — finding a job after graduation — can be scarier than Pennywise the Clown jumping off the screen of a midnight showing of Stephen King’s… Read More

  • 7 Tips to Build a Network While You’re in College

    7 Tips to Build a Network While You’re in College

    Just because you’re still a college student doesn’t mean you should leave learning how to network effectively for later. Prepare for launching your career right now. The connections you make in college may become instrumental later in life. People you meet while working side jobs or during internships, professors who teach at your college, recent… Read More

  • 8 Networking Tips for College Students

    8 Networking Tips for College Students

    Networking is the process of building relationships, so it’s not just collecting business cards or connecting on LinkedIn. It is a process of meeting new people, letting them know who you are, and what future opportunities you seek. According to LinkedIn, 85% of American jobs are filled through networking.  There are all kinds of networking… Read More

  • The Millennial Rolodex: Networking Through LinkedIn

    The Millennial Rolodex: Networking Through LinkedIn

    Physical Rolodexes may have outlived their physical usefulness, but the concept behind them will never be obsolete. We millennials just have a slightly different tool for the exact same purpose. And it is LinkedIn. I speak from my own experience. LinkedIn was first described to me as “Facebook for people with jobs.” The comment was… Read More

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