Importance of College Networking

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The Importance of college networking Have you ever wondered how people keep up with everything college wise, like how that new freshman knows the better scholarships out there or the better work studies? The reason why that freshman knows all of this is through good college networking. Good networking can go very far and further your career path with as little problems as necessary. Here is a couple of very good networking skills that I learned while going through college this semester. The first one is do not be afraid to ask questions. Even if you think asking questions makes you seem unintelligent it does not. What makes you appear unintelligent is when you have the opportunity to ask a question and you do not. I have read online that those who ask questions when they need it tend to do better at school and have less stressful situations. They tend to understand assignments better and in return do not have to worry as much as those who are confused and afraid to ask for help. Plus, it helps to ask open ended question when trying to get to know someone.This allows you to learn more about the person and just more in general. Make sure when you are talking to someone, that has more knowledge than you in the career you striving for, questions related to your career. This will help you gain more knowledge on your career making your path a lot easier. The next networking tip I learned is to remember names. There is this story that one of my teachers told mhe in middle school about a guy who came to work and the boss made all his top businessmen take a test. The last question on that test was, “What is the janitors name?” No, one could answer it. See, people get happy and surprised when people actually remember their name next time they are seen by them. In remembering peoples names you build a stronger relationship leading to times where you

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