Tag Archives: networking

100 LinkedIn Connections!

Today, I just checked my LinkedIn profile and realized that I have 100 connections! Even though, I keep in touch with most of these people outside of LinkedIn too, being connected will give you additional exposure to people you may not see or talk to as often as you want to. On a side note, …

May 17, 2010 – 11:40 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events, Ramblings, Social Media, Tech Briefs | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Startup Weekend University – Day 2

It’s the end of Startup University Day 2. Seems like there are interesting activities planned for Day 3. 9:00am Arrive – Coffee… 10:30am Reality Checks – Finalize scope and goals for the weekend 11:00am Clinics Continue – 3 more mandatory clinics. Noon Lunch 2:00pm Q&A session – One-Two members of your team are required to …

May 9, 2010 – 12:34 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

I am only two people away from meeting Barack Obama, John McCain and Ron Paul!

It’s the week before finals, which means life is busy. Today, I was looking at the LinkedIn profile of President Barack Obama, which led me to profiles for Senator John McCain and Congressman Ron Paul. I realized that I am only two people away from knowing these three political figures in the United States. Have …

March 10, 2010 – 5:05 am | By admin | Posted in Ramblings, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Jump Start your Future with a Career Portfolio

Lately, I have been talking with many classmates who are in their final year of university and thinking about the future.  What happens after graduation?  Some people I have spoken to had a sense of excitement to graduate as soon as possible. However, as each quarter passes by and graduation day approaches, many students are …

March 1, 2010 – 4:28 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Eating Lunch With People Who Are Going In The Direction You Want To Move In

Lately, I haven’t had much of an opportunity to write any high quality posts on my blog, but it is my goal to make the updates happen more frequently. Recently, I have been trying to formulate a self-development plan. In addition, I have been working on putting together a career portfolio of documents that include …

February 21, 2010 – 2:05 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (5)