{"id":507,"date":"2015-08-04T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T13:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/?p=507"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T16:07:50","slug":"how-to-build-a-network-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/08\/04\/how-to-build-a-network-from-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Network from Scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone&#8211;Ryan here.\u00a0 When I graduated in 2010, I didn&#8217;t know the first thing about building a network. &#8220;Networking&#8221; struck fear in my heart (it still-kind-of does).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/how-to-build-a-helpful-and-wellconnected-professional-network-from-scratch\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/08\/04\/how-to-build-a-network-from-scratch\/scared-jello-shaking-in-jurassic-park-reaction-gif\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif.gif?fit=500%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif.gif?fit=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif.gif?fit=500%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif.gif?resize=500%2C272\" alt=\"Scared-Jello-Shaking-In-Jurassic-Park-Reaction-Gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, I&#8217;ve come to realize how important having a network is to finding a job (and finding a better job when the time is right).\u00a0 Nearly every job I&#8217;ve ever landed has been in part due to the informal network I built along the way.<\/p>\n<p>That said&#8211;I&#8217;m not an expert.\u00a0 So, here are some short and very helpful tips about how to build a network from scratch from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/how-to-build-a-helpful-and-wellconnected-professional-network-from-scratch\" target=\"_blank\">The Muse<\/a> (one of our favorite and free career websites).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/how-to-build-a-helpful-and-wellconnected-professional-network-from-scratch\" target=\"_blank\">How to Build a Professional Network from Scratch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(The post mentions joining your local alumni club.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.uvm.edu\/connect\/regions\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can do that in several major cities and in Vermont by going here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone&#8211;Ryan here.\u00a0 When I graduated in 2010, I didn&#8217;t know the first thing about building a network. &#8220;Networking&#8221; struck fear in my heart (it still-kind-of does). 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