Week 56: June 21, 2025

How to connect with people this summer,
even when you're busy!
Andrea,

I have turned to my business school's alumni network for support more times than I can count. The connections that I made in school have provided advice, client referrals, employees, and, of course, fun!

It's hard to believe, but many of your current peers will become alums in the next month or so. Now is the time to start thinking about how you will remain connected with those graduating second-years, part of laying the groundwork for what kind of alum you will be yourself.
  
Andrea & the 100 Week Sprint team
To-do's this week
Got 5 minutes? Find out which second-year students will be in your city over the summer.
Got 30 minutes? Do some research into volunteer and leadership opportunities for alumni. Arrange a welcome dinner and send out invitations.
Got an hour? Invite one of your favorite professors or staff members out for coffee as you start building those strong connections to campus!
Four things you can get from your alumni network (and give back after you've graduated)

It's easy to assume that what you do while you're in school is the most important consideration - but you're an MBA student for just two years, and you'll be an alum for decades! In fact, many of my strongest relationships have been built with classmates after I graduated.
 
Check out these four things you can get from your alumni network (and look forward to giving back once you've graduated):
 
1. Networking: for the last year, you've heard about how important networking is to your job search. What you haven't heard is how it will also be important, down the road, for your search for employees, interns, business partners, investors... your alumni network will serve you in innumerable ways!

Click here to read more!
Prepare now to be an effective alum later

While it may seem early to start thinking about life as an alum while you're still a student, you can begin laying the groundwork now to be a truly effective alum - both in terms of what you give, and what you get!

1. Start with students: start now to strengthen your connections with about-to-graduate second-years. Find out who will be in your city this summer, who's going into your industry, and who shares your interests. Ensure you keep those ties strong by connecting via LinkedIn, putting them on your list of people to update, and catching up in person now and then if possible. Organize a dinner during the first few weeks of work...it will provide an opportunity for people to connect with familiar faces during a significant period of upheaval for most people!
 
Read on for five ways you can prepare to be an effective alum in the future!

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