Networking Notes

Prof. Jim Davis - 3.1.2022

IT (From Professor Davis):

• Silicon Valley
• Boston

Email Notes:

When a conversation generates a contact that you should reach out to, it is best to use the following template when reaching out through email.

• Put your contact’s name in front
  • “[Intern] 1:1 - Jane Doe Referred Me to You to Listen/Learn”
• CC contact
  • CC: Jane Doe
• Topics to cover
  • Can we talk for 15 minutes
  • Where should I start
  • Who should I talk to

Suggestion 1:

• Go through staff of a specific school for (10-30 minutes)
  • Find people with similar interests
  • Email them to chat with them for 10-15 min.
  • During the Meeting: Bond with them
  • Conclusion of Meeting: “Who else do you think I should talk to?”
  • Get back with them (find something that could be useful for them [cool restaurant where they are going, best golf courses in the state, etc.])
  • I’m gonna talk to that person you mentioned
  • Keep an excel sheet and reach out to them ~3 months

Suggestion 2:

• Speakers at events
  • Find something personal about them when they are speaking
  • Think of one questions that is NOT a yes/no question
  • Be the last one in line
  • Tell them you have a question that isn’t yes/no and let them know you can just email them
  • Get their email
  • Get back within 24 hours (add something useful, keep things personal)
  • Ask them a question
  • Next email: Set up a 10-15 min. meeting with them

Suggestion 3:

• IU Alumni Association
  • Go to the chapter for the specific location you want to work
  • Contact the president
  • Ask them who they think you should talk to

Resume

• Use the resume as a display what you know
• Change the Resume each time you are applying for a position

Volunteering

• Volunteer at firms that allow you to do what you want to do

Resume Critiques

• If you've worked at a competitor, you have a huge advantage
• Address
  • If you live in the area, put your address
  • If know someone that lives there (and you do not live there), put their address
  • Otherwise, do not put the address
• Put the exact job title within the resume

Resume Layout

Cover Letter

• Change the Cover Letter each time you are applying for a position
• Why you want the job
• Why you are the right person for the job
• A connection with the company and/or city
• Say what the resume can't say
  • Family relationships
  • Personal info that connects to the company/city/industry

Helpful Resources

• LinkedIn Job Report Creator