Networking

For the explanation, check Networking Explanation.

1. @Student networking options are limited to studying channels and general mentorship (in the category MENTORSHIP).
2. @Trusted networking options are like @Student but extend to their exclusive channels.
3. For beginners, pick an interactive channel where you can collaborate with others. internships, ps-grinding. For more advanced members, tackle questions in Q&A, especially life-after-grad.

Networking Explanation

Networking is the ultimate skill in your career path by far.

You cannot reach far in your career without extensive knowledge and experience.

But the unknown unknowns (what you do not know that you do not know) and known unknowns (what you know that you do not know) is quite much greater than known knowns (what you know that you know).

So, your only way is either by learning and experiencing everything by yourself or simply by having enough connection that covers all aforementioned unknowns.

Networking in ACU is composed of two parts

1. Networking Resources: Curated tips & resources for "How to Network" mostly written by members. They are for networking in ACU and Outside ACU.
2. Networking with Members: Discussed in the next step.

Networking with ACU members: achieved in 5 places

1. Graduation & Career: life-after-grad channel.
2. SPECIAL CATEGORIES.
3. Educational: From CORE PROGRAMMING to STACK & TECHNOLOGIES categories.
4. Career: CAREER category.
5. Mentors: MENTORSHIP category.
   1. Find help in Career Advancement, Self-Finance and the entire Mind Map above.
6. Sub-Communities

Benefits from networking in ACU

1. Your only way to access services part in ACU.
2. Learn to network outside ACU (with other mentors and colleagues or coworkers).
3. Referrals Help: Connect with people in the server that can, directly or indirectly, lead you to a referral.

Conclusion

Networking benefits mentioned are just an example. In fact, the examples are drops in the ocean.

Networking is not like educational paths because life itself is undetermined, so you can't actually predict the rewards or calculate its ROI.

Maybe you cannot see now the benefits from your peers or your mentee, but over time you will.

They will eventually work for big companies and gain different experiences; your mentee will eventually grow into seniors and tech leads.

By that time, your interests and goals will differ.

You might want to open a startup or a consulting company where you need to consult or hire people.

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Networking has two shapes: trading and friendship.

Trading is just an immediate favor exchange, and you only get what you can give now.

Trading will not serve you when you are weak or at the beginning.

Friendship is like a loan with interest.

If you pick the right person, the X you give now, especially when he cannot pay back the favor, will return 10X at least.

Friendship will serve you when you are weak.

Unfortunately, this is not a blog about friendship, but this is for the people who never understood friendship or failed to retain friends for years.

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