So while I was browsing my usual career blogs and websites, I came across this great interview with Anne Brown that I thought I would share. Anne Brown writes the blog gradtogreat.com, which I would recommend reading, and in the interview she discusses her recent book on networking and tips for recent grads! It's definitely worth watching, if you are wondering how to go about networking.
See here:
Anne's Interview
On my personal experience with networking, I did what Anne recommended and reached out to my Alumni Center for the names of people in my industry. Twitter is also a great resource for searching for people in the industry and following the trends. Another tip: Join PR and marketing professional groups on Linkedin, you would be surprised how many people use these groups! I would also ask family members to bust their butt for you and connect you with people they know. I promise, there will always be someone they can connect you with.
That's all for now.
-Aly
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Great insight, Aly. Connecting with people in your industry is by far the most helpful thing you can do in your job search. I've actually found LinkedIn to be most useful as a way to identify people that you could conduct an informational interview with.
ReplyDeleteConnecting with former classmates, co-workers, and joining groups will help expand your network. You can then search for a specific organization that you're interested in, like Edelman or Fleishman-Hillard, and hopefully find a 2nd or 3rd degree connection to someone at that company.
-Scott
Hey Scott,
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. I definitely agree that Linkedin is one of the most useful social networking tools out there. Thanks for reading!
-Aly