Career Questions tagged Connections

How do you maintain and cultivate connections?
Is there more than just sending people emails saying you're interested?

How to get established
How does one start out in graphic design, a form of art, or game development in a successful way? It would be hard to start a career like that without any prior connections.


Do you have any tips on getting connections and networking?
I want to pursue a career revolving around business and finance. I know that around this career and life in general, networking and having connections is really important and can be used as an advantage. #business #networking #finance #entrepreneur #connections

How can I make connections in the field of politics and government as a high school student?
#social-media #government #networking #college #internship #government #politics #high-school #career # #career-advice #connections #activities #diplomat #lobbyist #public-policy

Getting involved at school helps in networking or making connections in the near future. I live off campus. How can I get involved?
#gettinginvolved
#college
#networking
#connections

How do I know when I've found a potential career mentor?
When is safe to approach someone in a higher position than you to form a connection? How can you ensure you're not stepping out of line in doing so? #career #mentor #connections

Everyone says that connections are the way to success, but where do you meet these people and how?
#Connections
#Business
#Success

How do you start building connections, in terms of business? (I am still a teenager)
#Business #Connection #Connections #Contact #BusinessRelation #Expanding #ExpandingView
#Friends #Friend #MakeFriends #MakeFriendsInBusiness #Marketing #Finance #Director #BusinessManagement #Management #FoodScience #Industry #Economy

What are things you wish you k ew before going into neuroscince/neurology?
Are there steps you wish you would have taken before stepping into the field of neurology, or things you wish someone would have told you beforehand?
#advice #startingacareer #priorknowledge #neurology #neuroscience #connections

If you do not go to a prestigious university, can you still make a good living or is it important to have connections to a prestigious school?
#college-decisions #prestigious-university #connections I am trying to decide where to go to college and I got accepted into a prestigious public university and a another university that is not as prestigious. I wanted to know if I choose the university that is not as prestigious, will I...

How do you make connections?
I am a high school senior and I am worried that when I get to college, I will not be able to make those connections to further my career goals. I know the question is pretty vague, but when I am in classes or I am attending a seminar, what is the best way for me to reach out to professionals...

I've decided that I wanted to have a career in culinary arts, but where are good schools that have negotiable student fees?
I want to go to culinary school, but I don't know any culinary schools near my hometown of El Sobrante, CA that really cater/that my family can work around concerning fees, are there any schools like so? #Culinaryschool #Culinaryarts #Gastronomy #connections #school #Culinarycareer #future...

How to gain connections to those with similar interest as you?
I would like to interact with many more people in my future major(through internships . workshops, or jobs) but I don't know how and I fear that it may be too late.
#interested #internships #connections #networking

How do you make connections for jobs?
How do I make the connections needed to find high-paying jobs? I am planning on graduating with a degree in International Business, and I am aware that you need connections with other people in the business to receive these kinds of jobs. #Jobs #Connections #networking #professional-development...

What is the best way to network in an online only school?
I will be attending an online school for my Master's Program and would like to make some contacts that may help me later. #networking #online-schooling #graduate-school #connections

What is the potential to make connections for a future career at a private university verses a large public university?
I am a Junior at a St. Louis area high school looking at my options for colleges. To help me decide where to go if I am accepted I am looking for feedback regarding connections available at smaller private universities. I am a person who gets along with pretty much everyone and will have no...

Are large or small colleges better for making business connections?
I've heard the common phrase, "It's not what you know, it's who you know." So, when making connections for future internships and jobs, are large or small colleges better for this purpose? #connections #business #networking

Do most colleges help theater majors find connections when they graduate?
I am interested in pursuing musical theater/ acting in college. #theatre #musical-theatre #theater #acting #musical #college #networking #connections

How do you start networking?
Hi, I have a few questions regarding how to go about networking. From what I understand the practice of networking is about discussing career opportunities with people who are involved in the fields that interest you or just to help you get your foot in the door for finding a job. How do you...

How to make connections on LinkedIn?
I am new to LinkedIn and am wondering who I should add as a connection? I also am transitioning into a different career section, hopefully the non-profit, human service, or social service sector and am not sure if I should add old employees/supervisors from the insurance industry. #networking...

How can I use social media such as LinkedIn to successfully making connections?
I'm currently building a profile on LinkedIn. #career-path #linkedin #connections

How can I make the right connections if I want to be a teacher?
I want to be a teacher when I graduate from York University #teaching #teacher #career-choice #school #career-path #career-development #learning #connections

How pertinent is it that the jobs you have in college pertain to your career path?
I am a sophomore in college and I'm having difficulty finding summer jobs that apply to what I want to do in a career sense. Will this hurt me when I apply to graduate school? #college #employment #connections

How vital is it to get to know my professors who are outside my area of interest?
I am a freshman who wants to study biology, but I also take classes that are not in the field of science (history and english). Should I try to make connections with those professors that are not within my major? #college #professors #connections

How did you gain your connections for careers after you graduated?
I know the job market can be tough, so I just wanted to know how you secured connections to find good jobs after receiving your degree? #graduate #careers #job-market #connections

What Kind Of Connections Does One Need To Get A Job In Creative Writing?
I Am A Junior In Highschool And I'm Very Interested In Creative Writing. I Have Heard Of Numerous People Who Are Also Interested In That Field But It Came To My Attention That People With The Best Connections Are More Likely To Get A Job And A Living With Their Writing. #job #journalism...

How do you seek contacts in a chosen career path and how does it benefit you?
I am planning to enter the field of educational entrepreneurship and I don't know where to find people who have already chosen this field. I know there are experts on entrepreneurship and education reform but they seem so anonymous and/or distant from a high school student like myself. How much...