III. Networking

Your Networking Objectives

$1.$ Get more information about people and organizations that might hire you

$2.$ Refine your thoughts about where you belong and what you do best

$3.$ Let the world know you are job hunting

$4.$ Develop your energy, skill, and comfort level in job searching and selling yourself

Ways to develop your network $-$ Reach out to sources you know:

$$ Family$/$Relatives

$$ Friends & Acquaintances

$$ Co$-$workers and Managers

$$ Neighbors

$$ Delaware Tech Alumni

$$ Instructors$/$Teachers$/$Advisors

$$ Career Services

$$ Peers$/$Fellow Students

Reach out to people you don$$t know but can gain access to:

$$ Join online social networks such as LinkedIn

$$ Alumni Association Professional Network

$$ Professional Associations $$ Students groups

$$ Attend conferences or participate in competitions; they often have job fairs

$$ Job Fairs

$$ Volunteer Work $$ invest in your future career

$$ Internships $$ Domestically & Internationally

$5.$ Networking Plan:

$1-$ Explain why you will network.

$2-$ How?

$3-$ Write down who your networking list is so far: