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6 Tips for a Seamless Transition into the Workforce

CMOE

It might also benefit you to find a colleague to shadow who has experience to share; if you make a good connection, you could even ask him or her to serve as your official mentor. Expand Your External and Internal Networks. Networking is a crucial part of being a successful professional. If an opportunity arises, always take it!

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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network. As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

My company, Brazen Careerist , just launched a company section in our social network. And Jeremy Owyang, from Forrester Research reports that, "In approximately two years social networks will be more powerful than corporate web sites. Brands will serve community interests and grow based on community advocacy."

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