How a Reputation Forms Before You Have a Career
Long before there is a track record to point at, people have formed a view of what you are like to work with. Here is what that view is built from, and how much of it is within your control.
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Your Classmates Become Your Industry
In fifteen years the people in your seminar will be spread across the field you are entering, and several will be in a position to open a door. Here is how that network forms while you are still in it.
Can You Build a Network Before University?
Yes, and the people who do it arrive at university with an advantage that is difficult to catch up on. Here is what building one involves when you are still at school.
What Is Networking, and How Does It Start?
The word suggests business cards and forced conversation. What it describes is the set of people who know what you are good at, and it begins far earlier than most students realise.
How to Build a Network in a Country You’ve Just Moved To
You arrive with your qualifications intact and your network left behind. Here is how to rebuild one in a place where nobody can vouch for you yet.
Online Communities vs. In-Person Events: Where Connections Form
One gives you a room full of strangers for two hours. The other gives you months of low-stakes contact with the same people. Here is which produces relationships, and for whom.
How to Reach Out to Someone You Admire and Get a Reply
Most cold messages fail for the same few reasons, and all of them are fixable. Here is how to write one that a busy person can answer.
How to Use an Alumni Network You’ve Just Joined
Most students discover their alumni network in final year, when they need a job. It is considerably more useful in first year, when they still have decisions to make. Here is how to use it from the start.
What Is an Alumni Network, and What Can It Actually Do?
Prospectuses mention alumni networks constantly and explain them almost never. Here is what one is, what it can realistically do for a graduate, and how to judge whether a university's is any good.
The Complete Guide to Building a Professional Network Before You Graduate
Most students start networking when they need a job, which is the worst possible moment to begin. This guide covers how to build a genuine professional network from zero across a degree, without any of the performance that word usually implies.