CAREERS
5 ways to build connections and start your career during the pandemic
Can we talk about your professional journey? Mine is off to a unique start.
For those of us looking to take the first steps in our careers right now — wow — what a time to be alive. Attempting to secure employment during stay-at-home orders, hiring freezes and large scale layoffs is a frustrating endeavor. I don’t even want to think about the number of hours I spent trying to write compelling cover letters about why companies should want to hire me when the world felt like it was falling apart. For me personally, finding a career that combined my love of science and business was a challenge. Frankly, I didn’t know where to start so figuring out what to do in all of this uncertainty was a very daunting task.
With some serious encouragement from my career coach, I began reaching out to professionals on LinkedIn to see if I could learn more about potential career paths. These conversations were transformational. I learned so much and formed so many meaningful relationships. From these conversations, I have found five things very helpful in forming intentional connections in business.
