Wishing you had networked more during college? So did 29% of 500 recent college graduates. PR Daily posted about the staffing firm Adecco’s survey given to recent college graduates on their job searches.
Results from survey below:
We all do different things after college. Some go to graduate school, some move back home and try to find a job, others move to another city and try something new. Some even take a year off and travel the world. Whether you go back to school or take a year off, we all eventually want to find a job. So why not start preparing in college? Get a head start. You can network and meet people that you will make lasting connections with that will land you a job someday. Even if you plan to take a year off, at least try to network some before you graduate. You can make connections, keep in touch with them, and maybe you will have a job waiting for you after you adventure through Europe for a year. So start networking now. It will give you better chance to get a job.
I know it helped me get where I am today. If it wasn’t for networking I probably wouldn’t have a job before I graduated. I feel so lucky, but it’s because I worked hard in school, I took initiative and showed people that I was really interested in being apart of the industry. Be apart of organizations on campus that are also apart of national organizations, like PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America). Choose organizations that allow you to network with professionals, but also help you in school. Being apart of PRSSA has helped me be better at networking and interacting with people. It also helps that I am a Communication major and I love to interact with people.
Don’t be afraid. Put yourself out there. Take a chance. It can’t hurt to try. Once you meet one person, they know different people than you and you can meet them and the people they know. And networking is more than just finding a job, you make lasting relationships that you will keep for a lifetime. These are the people that will help you out for the rest of your life.
Use my tips from this blog post: Millennials Can Network Too and this one: Networking Your Way to a Dream Job to help yourself start networking.