Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

snowy, that's why I wanted to emphasize that after school or if you don't have a school there are plenty of networking opportunities. One just has to be serious about networking and look for and find opportunities to network. Every person you meet, is a potential opportunity. This is not limited to people you know but everyone you encounter from waitstaff to your neighbors.

For many, they don't have an alumni group to fall back on, or it's too far away from where one is living to take advantage of easily.