Networks

1. personal influences

1.1. choose your friends wisely

2. Formal vs Informal

2.1. getting comfortable outside your comfort zone

2.1.1. New opportunities

2.1.1.1. talk to boys with dogs

2.1.1.2. jobs in your field

2.1.1.3. buy good thank you notes (card stock)

3. Emotion contigencey

3.1. happiness

3.2. Birds of a feather

3.2.1. empathy

3.3. What make you happy?

4. High profile networks outside of universities?

4.1. academic networks

4.2. business partners

4.2.1. It can't be a one way street (give and take)

4.3. social networks

4.3.1. social media

4.3.1.1. social skills

4.3.1.2. disinterest

4.3.1.3. different layers

4.3.1.3.1. heuristics

4.4. Bubbles

4.5. Orgsync

4.6. Ability to use social networks gives you a leg-up on real world networking

5. Building social capital

5.1. Be nice

5.2. Be honest

5.3. personalize

5.4. build trust

5.5. pay attention to details

6. Know how they work (structure)

6.1. Common interaction

6.1.1. students

6.2. social/online life

6.2.1. meeting new people in different ways

7. What networks give you an edge?

7.1. other students

7.2. twitter interests

7.3. professors

7.3.1. scholarships

7.4. research/graduate studies