Have your college/university relations helped you boost your career?
Daniel Engels
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I believe a business education is often more about network than "hard skills".
Let's get a snapshot of how higher education network impacted the careers of PH community members.
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Alissa Anne Pagano@alissaannepagano
DIY Startup School for Solopreneurs
My network was helpful for work & development opportunities while still at school. These were important for growth and such, but once I graduated, my alum network wasn't too helpful anymore. Although maybe I simply didn't (and still do not!) leverage them enough
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Yes, it is helpful when you are from a good college/university and also a college/Univesity's curriculum
Delphi — Digital Clone Studio
Yes, my college/university relations have helped me boost my career. I have met many influential people through my college/university connections and have been able to learn from them.
@philipsnyder what university did you graduate?
My higher education network was not conducive to my career development. After university, I went to serve in the army. Then I went to work in the store. I rose through the ranks and I become a store manager. Then I went to work as a simple road worker in a road construction company. From there, I moved to an IT startup. Now I work as a middle-level engineer in the testing and analytics department. And by education I am a teacher of foreign languages (German, English). I developed my own methodology for learning foreign languages. And I learned Romanian from it. In general, I do myself))
Not mine but boss of my friend leverage university network.
He the boss used to study in UK's prominent university. When all of his college friends started business, he started a design agency.
So all of his network end up becoming his costumers as they needed designs for their business.
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It had a big impact on my career. After a conversation with my university friend at a group meeting, we decided for me to take part in his startup as a freelancer. After some time, I went beyond the department I studied in by starting a completely different profession as a full-time employee, and now I am working in the core team.
We can say it's a major impact on my career! Be careful who you talk to at university:)
@janset_angi how did that startup experience go for you?
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@daniel_engels So far so good! Really happy to be in such dynamic environment. It was a risk for me but I think it worths.
@janset_angi great to hear that!
Freeport Gallery
The name of the university has certainly helped (Job at Apple/Amex), but direct connections not so much
I got my job I am in currently through my university, which seems substantial.
@robert_sutton1 great to hear that!
yeah but much I boost it myself.
It helped a lot
University network helped
The name helped more than the network. But I did start my company with a classmate!
yeah but more i do by myself
Not much
Yeah but not much.
yeah it helped me in my confidence.
University network helped
no not really.
Yeah it helped but not much
yeah but not much.