6 Ways to Network while you are in College

By Rene Carrillo

INDEX

• Introduction

• Play the student card

• Use your friends’ parents as

source

• Get out of the bubble

• Use LinkedIn

• Use Twitter strategically

• Get an internship

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Introduc-tion

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Introduction:Networking

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Plant the Seed Before you need Harvest

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “networking”, but do you know what it means? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines networking as, . . . The key thing to remember is, building up or maintaining informal re-lationships.

Student card The bubbleFriends’ par-ents

LinkedIn Twitter Internship

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Students card

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Just asking and ad-vice

Introduc-tion

The bubbleFriends’ par-ents

LinkedIn Twitter Internship

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Pick the brain of someone who works in the same Industry

Request an informal interview

Grow those relationships

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Friends’ parents

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Students cardIntroduc-tion

The bubble LinkedIn Twitter Internship

Willing to share

Do not overlook at your parent’s friend

Those parents are often well connected

Stick for long time in your life

They will be there after college

"You want to build up this stable of re-sources before you need them…..” Jodi Glickman

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The bubble

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Effective

Friends’ parents

Students cardIntroduc-tion

LinkedIn Twitter Internship

Networking off campus

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Do not let campus isolate you.

Use social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Make every break to count. Ex: Register for Conferences.

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LinkedIn

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The bubbleFriends’ parents

Students cardIntroduc-tion

Twitter Internship

Don not make the mis-take

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Used LinkedIn before leaving college.

Trade off between Facebook and LinkedInIts your future DO IT!!!.

Start to track what you like, interests, and passion.

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Twitter

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LinkedInThe bubbleFriends’ parents

Students cardIntroduc-tion

Internship

Connect with people

Make a list of people in your industry.

Keep everything organized and network strategically.

Introduc-tion

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Student card The bubbleFriends’ par-ents

LinkedIn

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Twitter Internship

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Most obvious option

Values of an internship is tremendous.

In term of skills and contacts.

Having an internship puts you ahead.

3 Chance to network with people from your field.