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Due to unhealthy air quality, the campus will be closed on August 24th, 2020. All virtual services and classes will continue as normal.

COVID-19 Response: Las Positas College has transitioned to Online Classes and Services. Details and Resources Here.

The Zone Student Portal is unavailable. However, you can still access Class-Web and Zonemail.

Congratulations Class of 2020! Although the in-person commencement ceremony is being postponed to a later date, you deserve to be honored and celebrated now!

Employee Email: Due to multiple email issues, the deadline for submitting grades has been extended to 11:00 pm Thursday, May 28, 2020. ITS understands the difficult timing of these issues for communicating with students and is working to restore the problem server as quickly as possible. These servers will be replaced over the Summer.

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Networking & Informational Interviews

  • More jobs are found through networking that any other means.
  • Most employers like to hire people who have been recommended to them.
  • A referral is a stamp of approval for the quality of your work and your work ethic.

Networking

Networking is the process of meeting people, having conversations and sharing information. It is about building relationships and is an important career development skill that is worth developing. A good network of professional contacts can help you stand out from a crowded applicant pool. Think of it as a spidering effect. You know someone who knows someone. The more people in your network, the larger your pool of contacts is. 

Here are a few tips:

  • You have an existing network in your friends, family, extended relatives, family friends, supervisors, professors and professionals you meet at career fairs. Ask them if they know anyone in your field of interest that you can meet and talk with.
  • Find Las Positas College alumni in your area of interest. They have a sweet spot for current students going through the same thing they did.
  • Meet new people through organizations and activities both on-campus and off.
  • Take a leap to meet new people, even if you are an introvert.
  • Make sure you have a 30-second elevator speech ready
  • Develop a LinkedIn profile. Find professionals in your area of interest, especially Las Positas College alumni who can connect you with others.

Informational Interviews

One way to build your network, meet professionals in the field and find out about particular occupations is to conduct informational interviews. These are short, 20-30 minute, conversations with people working in the field that you can tap for valuable information. You can learn about the realities of a job and what you can expect. You can affirm that your dream job is just what you thought it might be – or nothing at all as you expected. Job and internship offers may result from informational interviews.

Here are a few tips to help:

  • Use your existing network to find potential interviewees. Your family and professors are a good place to start. Use LinkedIn as a resource as well.
  • Find Las Positas College alumni in your area of interest.
  • When requesting an informational interview, offer a phone conversation or to come to their office. Make it convenient for them.
  • Don’t ask for a job during the informational interview. They are fact-gathering opportunities. A job or internship could be a result from it, but it should not be your intention.
  • Do your research on the interviewee. Look him/her up on Linked In to know more about his/her background.
  • Be prepared with open-ended questions. Click here for sample questions.
  • Consider talking to people in entry level jobs as well to know more about what your first job could be like.
  • Keep the interview to 20-30 minutes.
  • Send a hand written thank you note if possible. If not, send an email.

Don’t forget to check out the Online Resources page for more links to helpful sites. Remember, information is power. The more information you have, the better prepared you will be.

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