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TIP 6: OFFER ASSISTANCE
If you are experienced, you can offer guidance to others. This can be as simple as introducing the person you just met to someone else with similar interests or to a potential future employer. You could suggest a resource which you found useful. This could be a book, website, article, etc.
TIP 7: FOLLOW UP AND ENJOY
Follow up with your new-found connections for best outcomes. Send a short email or text stating that you enjoyed meeting them, thank them for their time and comment on one of the topics you discussed. Perhaps you can recommend a related article or ask them another question to further the discussion. You could also share something that you learned about at the event, especially if it was related to one of their recommendations or interests. Now go ahead and enjoy your next networking event with confidence!
Additional sources for networking questions: % Heathfield, Susan M. “Icebreakers for Meetings and Getting to Know Each Other” https:// www.thebalance.com/icebreakers-for-meetings-1918411, Updated May 24, 2016 % Hedges, Kristi. “Six Icebreakers That Take the Pain Out of Networking” http://www.forbes. com/sites/work-in-progress/2013/08/30/ six-icebreakers-that-take-the-pain-out-of-networking-events/#67b8c84c5830, August 30, 2013 % Young Entrepreneur Council, “8 Go-To Icebreaker Questions for Your Next Networking Event” http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/8-go-to-icebreaker-questions-foryour-next-networking-event.html, July 6, 2015
Janice K. Means, PE, LEED AP, FESD, FASHRAE, is an experienced educator and engineer. She has consulted internationally for analyzing blasting effects to pipelines and energy sustainability and taught environmental and alternative energy courses at university level. She is Professor Emerita at Lawrence Technological University. A 2021 Engineering Society of Detroit Gold Awardee, she is also a member of the TechCentury Editorial Board and past recipient of the John G. Petty Image Award.
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ESD Writing Contest WINNERS
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he Engineering Society of Detroit is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual ESD Engineering Student Writing Contest. To promote and engage student voices and ideas about the profession of engineering, the Society launched the contest in 2018. Open to all engineering students attending Michigan universities and studying within any of the engineering and related disciplines, the top three entries follow. The students were asked to address one of three topics in an essay. The top award-winning essay, written by Julian Blank, a graduate student at Michigan State University, will receive a $1,000 scholarship, sponsored by Fishman Stewart, and recognition at the 2022 Gold Award Reception. Thank you to everyone who participated in this competition, which was judged by members of the TechCentury Editorial Board. Please enjoy reading the top three essays from these promising engineers! The themes for next year’s competition will be announced in the summer and will have a fall deadline. For more information on the contest please visit esd.org or email Susan Thwing at sthwing@esd.org.
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