Career Fairs and Networking Events (Ep. 233)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

If you're looking to build a career, you'll probably need to talk to someone. Here's how to put your best foot forward at career fairs and everywhere else. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you're one of the first 83 people to use this link, you'll also get 20% off your subscription. Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it starts with your domain name. Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to hover.com/cig. Things mentioned in this episode: Evernote (iOS | Android) Bear (iOS) Notion (iOS | Android) Money Lab Listen Money Matters CGP Grey on YouTube Sara Dietschy on YouTube Benny Lewis Epic Rap Battles of History on YouTube Silver-Medal Mentors Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:10:20 - Why go to Career Fairs 0:13:40 - Dressing up and showing off your work 0:25:46 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:27:50 - Sponsor: Hover (Buying a domain name) 0:31:37 - Researching the companies you’re interested in 0:34:39 - Practicing with other companies before talking to the ones you like 0:39:27 - Why go to networking events and conferences 0:57:23 - How to find new events 0:58:57 - Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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