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The higher education
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What skills are in short
supply?
What can you improve,
where can you add
value or go above and
beyond?
Become invaluable
Volunteer to help
Association conferences
and committees
Become involved
Become knowledgeable and known
(stand out in a crowd)
Informational interviewing
Learn, read, stay informed,
become an expert
Become knowledgeable and known
Job fairs
Knowledgeable – research
Knowledgeable – know thyself
Known – send thank you’s
Become knowledgeable and known
How can we help?
Advising - Appointments or Drop-Ins
Resume and Cover Letter Critiques
Practice Interviews
Job Search
Resumes – how can you stand out?
What are
your strengths?
What do you best?
Where can you add
value, go above
and beyond?
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Editor's Notes

  1. Two main reasons to network – become known, become knowledgeable
  2. Two main reasons to network – become known, become knowledgeable