ok, so everyone suggests networking as probably the most effective way of finding a job, but how about some advice for how to do it well?
i know you can meet other designers/architects at lectures/openings/volunteering/alumni from my school/happy hours/etc, but how have people sustained relationships with people they've met in this way? any advice on conversation starters for a shy person?
how about follow-up? how long should i wait to contact someone i've met to remind them 1) to not forget about me 2) i still need a job 3) i value your advice 4) pls be on the lookout for me.
networking success stories? i know a bunch of us might need some encouraging words these days.
i feel like i'm asking for dating advice and, fwiw, i've never been particularly great at that. though such advice might be coming in handy soon.
hi, well this is exactly how i got my first job in an architecture firm when i wasn't even in architecture school yet and too young and naive to know that i was networking. i met an architect at a high school alumni type of event, and was eager to discuss green architecture, something i was passionate to learn more about. after this encounter, the architect emailed me offering a paid summer internship, which i returned to for years. i never solicited outright and didn't even go into the conversation expecting anything, nonetheless a job. i think this is the key to networking--being able to put aside the self-serving aspects of the process and simply connect with another person regardless of whether that person has what you want or need. it's about being able to convey honestly who you are and listening to/drawing out the opinions of others. networking can be strange and i'm no expert--i can be downright awkward--but i think most people feel this way about it. you're bound to click with some people quicker than others, and i'm sure that networking can't hurt--keep on trying!
That is very interesting to know this as, getting job like this is somewhere I find very beneficial as, you can search a job like this and according to me I think networking always helps you in finding the right way for you and it is all true that it helps you to come around with several people of your field and to know what actually going on in the field and to get facilitated.
Thanks!
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ok, so everyone suggests networking as probably the most effective way of finding a job, but how about some advice for how to do it well?
i know you can meet other designers/architects at lectures/openings/volunteering/alumni from my school/happy hours/etc, but how have people sustained relationships with people they've met in this way? any advice on conversation starters for a shy person?
how about follow-up? how long should i wait to contact someone i've met to remind them 1) to not forget about me 2) i still need a job 3) i value your advice 4) pls be on the lookout for me.
networking success stories? i know a bunch of us might need some encouraging words these days.
i feel like i'm asking for dating advice and, fwiw, i've never been particularly great at that. though such advice might be coming in handy soon.
Are you just out of school, or in-between jobs?
hi, well this is exactly how i got my first job in an architecture firm when i wasn't even in architecture school yet and too young and naive to know that i was networking. i met an architect at a high school alumni type of event, and was eager to discuss green architecture, something i was passionate to learn more about. after this encounter, the architect emailed me offering a paid summer internship, which i returned to for years. i never solicited outright and didn't even go into the conversation expecting anything, nonetheless a job. i think this is the key to networking--being able to put aside the self-serving aspects of the process and simply connect with another person regardless of whether that person has what you want or need. it's about being able to convey honestly who you are and listening to/drawing out the opinions of others. networking can be strange and i'm no expert--i can be downright awkward--but i think most people feel this way about it. you're bound to click with some people quicker than others, and i'm sure that networking can't hurt--keep on trying!
Hi,
That is very interesting to know this as, getting job like this is somewhere I find very beneficial as, you can search a job like this and according to me I think networking always helps you in finding the right way for you and it is all true that it helps you to come around with several people of your field and to know what actually going on in the field and to get facilitated.
Thanks!
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