It'snotwhatyouknow,butwhoyouknow

tercollegiate career fair hosted by Rosemont College. Numerous big-name companies and organizations were present, offering internships and co-ops.

JIM SNOOK

!Gowledge is power! Is this atement still true? Yes?

o? Maybe so?

Well I don't know. But let's go and find out what it's all about.

Of course what you know is important. That comes from education and in a way that's why you're here at Cabrini-to learn.

We live in the age of knowledge and change. We are in the middle of a knowledge explosion where knowledge is doubling every other year.

Knowledge is power!

And what this all boils down to is networking. Everyone networks. That's not a new thing. From the days of smoke signals to the present age of space satellites; people have shared what they have and what they know to meet mutual goals.

On March 24, there was an in-

This career fair was an excellent time to network and I commend all those who attended. I hope those of you who were not present will visit the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services (Room 160 in Grace Hall or extension 8304) to see what opportunities are available.

Effective networking has the ability to empower others. Empowering others means displaying genuine interest and a helpful attitude.

Networkers who empower others are in a very powerful position to multiply their efforts, build a stronger networking team, and lead others.

More than three quarters of networking requires listening for information and answers.

It is active listening, or listening with the "third ear." Listening with the "third ear" requires listening to the total person.

One way to gather information is through the grapevine. What, you may be asking yourself, is the grapevine? Well, the grapevine is:

A) A vine on which grapes grow;

B) How Tarzan gets across the jungle; or

C) Your lifeline.

The grapevine functions to keep you ahead of official information. Gossip or unofficial information, rumors or unconfirmed reports, perceptions or how you and others are viewed and speculations of how the situation is sized up are all ways the grapevine helps you stay ahead of the game.

Here are some tips on building a network: be helpful and honest to others, do favors for others, build a niche for yourself by becoming knowledgeable in a certain area and stay close to the grapevine by sharing information as well as accessing it.

Remember, networking for job leads depends on three groups of people: who you know, who knows you and who they know. Be adaptable, flexible, imaginative and innovative.

As Ziggy Zigler once said: "You can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want."

JimSnookis a sophomoremajoringin English/communication.Heis the photographyeditorofloquitur.Grapes don'tgrowinthe jungle.

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Thumbs up to the all the ,, editors of the Loquitur on doing such a kick-ass job this year on the paper. Now it's time to play and have fun.

Thumbs down to Cabrini College in general. just for making so many people angry at one time. What are you tryingto do, set a record?

Thumbs up to all my friends. Even though the year's not over, I just wanted to put this in.

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