ANYBODY CAN DO IT WITH A LITTLE HELP
Amidst the number of
job boards and career fairs available in today’s world, networking is still the
best mechanism for landing jobs, according to Scott Greenhalgh, manager of
Alumni Career Services. Statistics agree.
When Greenhalgh began
working for the BYU Alumni Career Services more than 20 years ago, technology was a little different: boom boxes played
the best music and Google hadn’t even been created. At that time, networking
filled 80% of the jobs. (Forbes.com)
Today, technology has drastically
changed. Facebook, Twitter, email, and instant messaging among other social
media are primary methods of communication. However, experts still claim that
80% of jobs are filled by networking. (About.com)
While we’ve changed
our clothes and what we plug our headphones into, one of the standards we’ve
maintained is the fact that physical connections with real people are key.
Greenhalgh travels the
country meeting with representatives from numerous companies, such as AT&T,
Discover, Exxon, Fidelity, KSL, Proctor and Gamble, Texas Instruments and many
more. He recruits BYU alumni from each of these companies to sign up for the
Alumni Mentoring Partnership (AMP). AMP acts as a diving board into the business
world; it provides interested individuals with an instant connection in
companies throughout the nation.
“We’ve learned that
each of us can make a difference. We may not be able to do everything, but we
can each do something. We have come to fully understand what Gandhi meant when
he said “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” We’re trying to
live integrated lives, not isolated lives…and make a difference in the world
around us,” said Warner Woodworth, global social entrepreneur and faculty member
at the Marriott School of business…and BYU alumnus.
Still wondering what
BYU connections can do for you? There are dozens of examples that
demonstrate the benefit different connections can make.
Nobody wants to miss
that kind of opportunity. It could change your life forever.
