Opportunities can pop up just about anywhere. You need to have people in your network who know you, your abilities, and your interests—so your name will immediately come to mind when an opportunity, lead, or interesting tidbit comes on the scene.
Your network should not be limited to corporate professionals—it should include your own school, including career center and alumni association staff, professors, and others who work in departments or offices in your area of interest (like finance, marketing, public relations, fundraising, etc.).
They may not have ideas or contacts for you immediately, but if our company were to call your school looking for a student or recent graduate to interview for an upcoming issue of our Dose of RealityTM newsletter, would they think of you?
And we're not the only company looking for interesting people to talk to. "Why should I care about magazines calling my school," you ask? The exposure you get in a national publication, a local newspaper, or on TV, is simply invaluable. It gives you an impressive bullet to put on your resume and may lead to important network contacts that otherwise would never have been discovered. But they can't recommend you if your name doesn't come to mind.
Of course, 'press coverage' is far from the best or only reason to make yourself known on your campus. Opportunities for job leads, customers for your business, and other career contacts can come from your alma mater as well as from any other source. Everyone you meet has a different circle of friends and contacts...and they have friends and contacts...and they have friends and contacts...
So don't overlook a potentially powerful source of contacts and opportunites…get out there and introduce yourself!
Kathryn Marion is the President of Education for RealityTM, a company dedicated to helping young people Sidestep the School of Hard KnocksSM by providing unique resources that are jam-packed with savvy advice on every facet of life on their own. Their bestselling ebook, Success in the 'Real World', covers everything from careers and money to legal matters and cooking, all in an easy-to-read and -reference bulleted format which makes finding what you need fast and easy. The book also includes live links to over 100 additional online resources, making this the most thorough and useful resource available for students and graduates. Sign up for Education for RealityTM's free, monthly newsletter, Dose of RealityTM, on their website: http://www.EducationForReality.com Profitable fundraising and affiliate opportunities are also available for groups and individuals.
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