{"id":1720,"date":"2016-02-18T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T21:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2016-02-18T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T21:25:30","slug":"networking-a-student-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/networking-a-student-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking: A Student Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wondering how other students are approaching networking? Lily Fedorko shares her journey. She\u2019s a senior Religion major and like many in the Class of 2016 – she’s\u00a0looking for her first full time job.<\/p>\n

1.You, like many UVM seniors,\u00a0are currently looking for a full time job,\u00a0how are you approaching networking as part of that search?<\/p>\n

I am talking to as many people as possible.\u00a0I was terrified of networking\u00a0until\u00a0my first informational interview. I then\u00a0realized that everyone\u00a0is eager to help someone who is\u00a0just getting started.\u00a0I am as terrified of the \u201creal world\u201d as the next senior, but I keep myself sane by knowing that I am taking action through meeting people. I also place myself in circumstances where I may run into someone I have already met in the field. For example, I am interested in arts administration. I met with the director of an arts program in Burlington and then promptly attended one of her events. I wanted\u00a0to get in touch with her again and to show my interest in her programming.<\/p>\n

2. Networking can seem uncomfortable or inauthentic at times, how do you make it work for you?<\/p>\n

I am open and honest with my expectations and I am curious about others\u2019 career paths.\u00a0I offer to buy the person coffee. As a Midwesterner, I am petrified of asking people for things without being able to reciprocate. (Though,\u00a0more often than not they have insisted on paying because I\u2019m a \u201cbroke college student\u201d). I come with specific questions.\u00a0\u00a0I never ask for a job, but do\u00a0ask for\u00a0career advice.\u00a0And it\u2019s not inauthentic to ask someone about their story:\u00a0how they got their current position or their first entry\u2013level job.\u00a0\u00a0I also walk away with a referral for\u00a0the name of the next person that I will contact for an informational interview.<\/p>\n

3. How are you tracking and following up on your networking efforts?<\/p>\n

I have a spreadsheet with people sorted by name, career path, who introduced us or how we\u2019re connected, and info on our last contact.\u00a0It’s easy to\u00a0forgot that so-and-so knows so-and-so.\u00a0I look at my spreadsheet and\u00a0refresh myself regularly on these connections when I know I will see them. I have also been sending thank you notes and offers to \u201cactually\u201d buy the coffee next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wondering how other students are approaching networking? Lily Fedorko shares her journey. She\u2019s a senior Religion major and like many in the Class of 2016 – she’s\u00a0looking for her first full time job. 1.You, like many UVM seniors,\u00a0are currently looking for a full time job,\u00a0how are you approaching networking as part of that search? I … <\/p>\n

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