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Category: Networking
Many of you keep hearing from career coaches or mentors that 80% of jobs are found through networking. It’s about who you know. If you are someone who hates networking or is super uncomfortable with the idea of networking, you may be feeling like there is no hope. How…
Whether you are a working professional, going through a career transition or a job seeker, you probably have a LinkedIn account. For many LinkedIn users, they seldom log in, have 50+ pending invitations and have a bared bones profile. For many reasons, professionals and job seekers don’t see the…
It didn’t quite happen overnight, but Allison Zures managed to fast track her career through multiple promotions and leveraging opportunities over time. She is currently the Associate Dean of Student Services at Harry S. Truman College and working on a PhD in Higher Education Administration at Illinois State University…
As a young professional, my idea of networking meant wearing a business suit, attending large-scale events, and scheduling lunch meetings. The sound of this was intimidating and not an area of interest for me. Although the above may be true, over the years I learned that networking is definitely…
