How Do We Get Students to Care About Networking

How Do We Get Students to Care About Networking A professor at Owen asked how do we get students to care more about networking? He was probably even asking how to encourage them to DO IT grow their network, nurture relationships. My response started off with you know the complaint about most professors is they dont seem to care about career stuff. They teach their discipline, but dont even talk about job search, career management, networking, or any of that stuff. How many professors actually network on their own?? I probably started that response off wrong, however, Ive heard it a lot and I saw it at Idaho State University, where I got my undergraduate and my MBA. The last part of my response was better: Let them know that theyll probably be changing jobs every two years, for their entire career. He liked that answer more Two points about those every two year job changes: They might be with the same company. I dont want to preach doom and gloom about this it still is possible to stay with one company for a long time. But youll probably be in different departments of capacities during your tenure there. The job changes are not all going to be on your own terms. Getting laid off, downsized, reduction-in-forced (RIFed) are all in your future (probably). Its a lot easier for me to sell someone on the concept of JibberJobber after theyve been beat up a few times in their career maybe the message to students would be better accepted after theyve been working at a few different companies. Finally, I regularly ask myself how to get older professional to care about networking :p This post is brought to you by Wendy Terwelp, the Networking Coach and founder of Rock Your Network ®.   Wendy Terwelp helps execs network without begging online and off. And she is only two degrees from Kevin Bacon. Since 1989, Wendy has helped thousands be rock stars at work and get paid what they’re worth through networking, branding, and coaching. Wendy has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, The Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, as well as several radio shows. She’s written countless articles for numerous career websites, blogs, and publications. Speaking gigs include: Barnes Noble, Womens Life Expo, professional organizations, universities, and more. Visit her web site at www.knocks.com for tons of free tips to help you get ready for your next big gig.   Wendy is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. How Do We Get Students to Care About Networking A professor at Owen asked how do we get students to care more about networking? He was probably even asking how to encourage them to DO IT grow their network, nurture relationships. My response started off with you know the complaint about most professors is they dont seem to care about career stuff. They teach their discipline, but dont even talk about job search, career management, networking, or any of that stuff. How many professors actually network on their own?? I probably started that response off wrong, however, Ive heard it a lot and I saw it at Idaho State University, where I got my undergraduate and my MBA. The last part of my response was better: Let them know that theyll probably be changing jobs every two years, for their entire career. He liked that answer more Two points about those every two year job changes: They might be with the same company. I dont want to preach doom and gloom about this it still is possible to stay with one company for a long time. But youll probably be in different departments of capacities during your tenure there. The job changes are not all going to be on your own terms. Getting laid off, downsized, reduction-in-forced (RIFed) are all in your future (probably). Its a lot easier for me to sell someone on the concept of JibberJobber after theyve been beat up a few times in their career maybe the message to students would be better accepted after theyve been working at a few different companies. Finally, I regularly ask myself how to get older professional to care about networking :p This post is brought to you by Wendy Terwelp, the Networking Coach and founder of Rock Your Network ®.   Wendy Terwelp helps execs network without begging online and off. And she is only two degrees from Kevin Bacon. Since 1989, Wendy has helped thousands be rock stars at work and get paid what they’re worth through networking, branding, and coaching. Wendy has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, The Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, as well as several radio shows. She’s written countless articles for numerous career websites, blogs, and publications. Speaking gigs include: Barnes Noble, Womens Life Expo, professional organizations, universities, and more. Visit her web site at www.knocks.com for tons of free tips to help you get ready for your next big gig.   Wendy is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. How Do We Get Students to Care About Networking A professor at Owen asked how do we get students to care more about networking? He was probably even asking how to encourage them to DO IT grow their network, nurture relationships. My response started off with you know the complaint about most professors is they dont seem to care about career stuff. They teach their discipline, but dont even talk about job search, career management, networking, or any of that stuff. How many professors actually network on their own?? I probably started that response off wrong, however, Ive heard it a lot and I saw it at Idaho State University, where I got my undergraduate and my MBA. The last part of my response was better: Let them know that theyll probably be changing jobs every two years, for their entire career. He liked that answer more Two points about those every two year job changes: They might be with the same company. I dont want to preach doom and gloom about this it still is possible to stay with one company for a long time. But youll probably be in different departments of capacities during your tenure there. The job changes are not all going to be on your own terms. Getting laid off, downsized, reduction-in-forced (RIFed) are all in your future (probably). Its a lot easier for me to sell someone on the concept of JibberJobber after theyve been beat up a few times in their career maybe the message to students would be better accepted after theyve been working at a few different companies. Finally, I regularly ask myself how to get older professional to care about networking :p This post is brought to you by Wendy Terwelp, the Networking Coach and founder of Rock Your Network ®.   Wendy Terwelp helps execs network without begging online and off. And she is only two degrees from Kevin Bacon. Since 1989, Wendy has helped thousands be rock stars at work and get paid what they’re worth through networking, branding, and coaching. Wendy has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, The Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, as well as several radio shows. She’s written countless articles for numerous career websites, blogs, and publications. Speaking gigs include: Barnes Noble, Womens Life Expo, professional organizations, universities, and more. Visit her web site at www.knocks.com for tons of free tips to help you get ready for your next big gig.   Wendy is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner.