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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Succeed In An Online Class: 1,2,3..

By Franklin Skribbit


After Leaving College The Job That You Take Will Probably Be One You Have Networked Your Way Into Instead Of Interviewing Your Way In. Your Network Can Be Invaluable As It Gives You Contacts In Your Industry Across The Globe. The Network Also Provides You With Contact That You Can Benefit From On The Job. Fortunately, You Don't Need To Leave School In Order To Build Your Network. Here Are A Number Of Activities You Can Do To Gain Contacts.

Talk with your professors

I am not referring to your abilities as a student but your access to the class materials. Different universities and even individual professors use various software resources. Before you sign up for the class or pay tuition you need to find out the technical details and see if you can access the class with your hardware. I would recommend that you use your own computer. Having to rely on the library or another individual can often be very frustrating when you need to get something done.

Find valuable students, like minded Make friends at college. They may not have large networks but your friends and fellow students represent and investment that you can draw into later in your career. Make sure to sustain these contacts over the decades as they can prove to be very valuable. Go to special events like meet the dean

Movies, music, TV shows all recruit great talent in order to produce but the deciding factor of whether an entertainment source fails or not is money. You are in charge of running both the day-to-day finances as well as the long-term fiscal plans. Managing the budget for a show is critical as well as making the payments for a concert, or even forecasting the revenues of a movie release. The accountant is one of the first hired onto a venture. You will run backend of Hollywood and have the chance to meet quite a few stars along the way.

One of the greatest perks of online classes is the flexibility but that does not mean you should opt for irregularity. Select whatever time is best for you to go through the coursework and make that time your regular time to work. Treat it like a job. You need to be home at your specified time each day. Now there are exceptions to the rule but generally try and keep it consistent

Join Associations There are many of these, locally and nationally, in and out of school. Identify associations that are valuable to you and your chosen career path. Choose a few of them and join them and make sure that you are involved. These associations often hold trainings and networking sessions each month.

Use LinkedIn

An online class does not mean that you are on your own. Being online does afford you many benefits but there are also some cons. The largest is access to your professor. If there is help that you need, or advice that you are seeking make sure to do it early. Your professor will try and help you but his responses may not be immediate as in a traditional class.

Make connections at work and in internships This is the direct source. Go to work and learn at internships and jobs but make sure that you leave with more than a paycheck. Develop personal relationships with these individuals and become friends. Go to work activities afterhours. This will help them remember you as an individual instead of a position. Be memorable.




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