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Attention new grads: 4 mistakes to avoid when networking

As a college senior or new grad, you may think you are totally new to networking. Actually, you’ve been doing it for years: every time you have asked a friend to tell you about a new app they like, every …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Informational Interviews: One of the Easiest Ways to Connect as a Student

During your search, you build assumptions about the type of work you want to do and the fields and organizations where this work can be found. How do you know if your assumptions are correct? One way is through informational …

By Jenny Johnson (she/her)
Jenny Johnson (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development
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Make an Outreach Request – Examples

Steve Dalton’s 6-point email, from the Two Hour Job Search, is one example of an outreach method to industry professionals. Here are other examples of outreach messages you might find helpful as a starting point:

LinkedIn Connection Requests & Messages

By Erin Carlini (she/her)
Erin Carlini (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development
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Refine How You Make an Outreach Request 

Requests during the job or internship search are sent to a variety of individuals with different goals in mind.
As you make a request, consider your goal. If your goal is it ask directly for a job – STOP – …

By Erin Carlini (she/her)
Erin Carlini (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development
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Reflect on Feedback and Advice Received During Targeted Outreach

While searching for an internship or a job we often want to go faster to reach the finish line, however, there is value in pausing to reflect and adapt based on the advice you receive from industry professionals.  Building a …

By Erin Carlini (she/her)
Erin Carlini (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development
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