6 Networking Tips for College Students

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A recent article in the wall street journal outlined the five

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skills every college student will need for their future careers.

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And nestled in among those five was you guessed it.

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Networking.

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Welcome to episode 1 22 of this shit works a podcast dedicated to all

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things, networking, relationship building and business development.

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I'm your host, Julie Brown keynote speaker, author and networking coach.

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And today I'm discussing networking.

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For college students.

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These were the five must needed skills outlined in the article.

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One entrepreneurship in the metaverse to ethics and artificial intelligence.

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Three networking 1 0 1.

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For designing for natural disasters and five building a personal brand.

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I of course I'm an expert in number three, networking 1 0 1.

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The article states that this is needed more than ever because of the virtual

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internships and online classes that were common during the pandemic.

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Many students missed out on learning social skills, important to their careers.

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Campus officials interviewed for the article, went on to say that

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giving them explicit instructions on networking and professional ethics will

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be a greater part of the curriculum at the schools in the future.

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Well, I do hope so.

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As you know, I'm a lecturer at a number of colleges and universities

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in Massachusetts, and I'm excited that networking is finding its way onto

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more course outlines and objectives.

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The truth is the earlier you start building your network, the better.

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So start building it before you were even ready to enter the professional workforce.

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The networking you do in college could lead to huge postgraduate opportunities.

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The next round of graduates are looking at the very real possibility

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of graduating into a recession.

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A hiring manager or HR person may very well received hundreds of applications

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for the job that you are applying for.

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From behind that computer screen, you might look like everybody else, but if

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you have connections into that company, If someone has referred you to the

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hiring manager, if you know other people in that company, you can stand out

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from the candidates in a very big way.

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So here are some networking ideas that college students can

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start implementing right now.

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First network with your professors, your professors have taught some of the

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best and brightest in your industry.

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Perhaps they are still connected to their former students who are now running

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companies that you might want to work at.

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So take the time to get to know your professors and let them know what

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your hopes are for after graduation.

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Even if all they can offer as advice that is priceless as well.

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Second.

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Depending on your industry, you have most likely interned during

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your undergraduate courses.

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For each internship you take, make sure you stay connected with the

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colleagues that you worked with after your internship ends, keep in touch and

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don't let your relationship with that firm end when your internship does.

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Three.

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Network with your friends at school, your network includes your friends,

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family, and friends of family.

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So talk with your friends at school about where you're looking, maybe

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their parents or friends of the family have connections with the companies

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that you were looking to work at.

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The world is smaller than you might think.

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When you start talking with people.

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Fourth.

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Get involved on your campus.

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There was no shortage of clubs, societies, sororities,

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fraternities, et cetera on campus.

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So think about how involved have you actually been with your campus community?

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And if you haven't been involved, start getting involved.

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Five.

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Set up your LinkedIn account.

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This is where most companies will go to look for you once

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they have heard your name.

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Make sure you spend the time to set up a professional profile

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on LinkedIn, even better.

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If you start strategically connecting with people on the platform and

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also use the platform to share your thoughts and ideas about your studies

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in your soon to be profession.

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Look to see if there are any alumni groups for your school on

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LinkedIn or other industry groups that are of interest to you.

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This is a great way to start connecting with and having

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conversations with people online.

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And six.

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Don't be afraid to network, to reach out to people, to ask

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for strategic introductions.

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This is how business happens.

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And the earlier you do it and the bigger your network is,

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the more it will work for you.

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And just a little bonus tip.

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Listen to this podcast, read my book and do a little bit every single day.

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All right.

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Onto the drink of the week, which is aptly named the graduate.

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According to a Reddit thread.

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The story goes that this drink was invented by Jeff Hansen

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at the spoke club in Toronto.

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When a customer sitting at the bar had just received his master's

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degree and wanted to celebrate.

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The customer asked Jeff to make him the most expensive cocktail he has ever made.

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And this is the result.

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However, this version uses economical ingredients.

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Of course.

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Here's what you're going to need one and a half ounces of mez, Cal.

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A quarter ounce of green chartreuse and a half an ounce of cream to cow.

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Sir all ingredients together and a cocktail tumbler with ice and strain into

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a coop class and garnished with time.

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All right.

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That's all for this week.

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Don't forget to share this episode with.

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All of the students.

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Graduates.

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Recent graduates.

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Everybody in your network of family and friends.

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