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No activity involved in career management may be more important than regular and sustained networking. Connections to people will yield other connections, leads on job openings, explanations of new or existing roles, salary information, search skills refinements, relocation assistance, and so much more that may aid success in a current position. Yet, do people pay conscious attention to building and maintaining networks? Not as much as they should! Alumni interested in increasing their networking should take advantage of the following: Self Help Resources. Alumni living close enough to Syracuse may use the print resources related to networking in the career resource area of the Center for Career Services (CCS). The recommended reading below will also prove helpful, especially before seeking staff assistance. Career Services Network Assistance. Despite all the information in the articles below, it frequently helps to talk over a plan of action with an experienced advisor, and formulating a networking plan is no different. Career services professionals in CCS and in an alumnus/a's home college will be happy to discuss the whos, whats, whens, and hows of networking. At the Center, in-person appointments are happily extended to those living close enough to Syracuse, and phone appointments are encouraged for others; either may be arranged at the Center for Career Services by calling (315) 443-3616. Initial conversations may be followed by email exchanges or more conversation. SU-related Resources. Alumni can stay in touch with each other and forge new acquaintances through the various clubs, events, and the online community coordinated by the Office of Alumni Relations. The Office for Program Development connects African American and Latino alumni to each other and to University activities. Faculty may be sources of connections. Many SU schools, colleges, and departments maintain specific alumni organizations. The Center for Career Services also coordinates an alumni networking program called Mentor@SU, details of which can be found on the CCS web site. To better understand the purposes and techniques of networking, we recommend the following: Networking Effectively. http://careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/index.html
Network Intelligence Gathering. http://www.
collegegrad.com/jobsearchinfo/map_8.shtml
Networking on the Network. http://dlis.
gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/network.html
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