1. Presented to you by Development Committee 2014
Brenton Chu
Minh Trinh
Bonnie Lin
THE BEAUTY OF NETWORKING
2. STEPPING IN
• Opportunities are always present
• Nobody knows everything, but somebody knows something
• Career fairs
• Facebook groups
• Professors
• GSI’s
• RA’s
• Internet
• Decals
3. NEVER COME IN LIKE A WRECKING
BALL
• Body language
• Voice
• Confidence
• Impression is formed within seconds
• Make this part of your normal life
4. • Politics
• Religion
• Inappropriate jokes
• Complain/ Whine
• Badmouth/ Gossip
• Mr. or Miss (or names)
• Current news related to the
industry
• Enthusiasm
• Inquisitive
• If relevant, ask about hobbies
• Applicable facial expressions
THE RIVER FLOWS IN YOU
5. CALL ME MAYBE
• You SHOULD follow up
• But don’t be :
• Destperate
• Pesky
• Annoying
• Be:
• Respectful
• Polite
• Timely
• Reasonable
River- your peer or prospective boss is a busy man or woman
they meet a LOT of people every day, it’s not that you’re not special, a lot of people just come and go
so don’t want to waste their time