The Sporting Towards Success

Networking is an opportunity to interact and build relationships with people, exchange information and ideas.

Every opportunity to interact with people is a networking opportunity.

BENEFITS OF NETWORKING

1. Building relationships
2. Allow access to new information
3. Collaborations
4. Grow your network
5. Share knowledge
6. Gather career advice and find out about career opportunities

Networking can be formal and informal but mostly informal social s...

The Federal Student Aid is the larger provider of student financial aid in the US. 

Filling out the FAFSA form will qualify you for grants, scholarships, work-study and loans.

Set up an account to receive your FSA ID.

In order to complete the form you will need:

1. Parents/Guardians W-2
2. Last year's tax return
3. FSA ID 
4. Parents/Spouse contributor name
5. Social Security Number
6. Date of Birth
7. Email address
8. Income and asset information (if required)
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BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP

Benefits of the Mentor

1.       Commitment to professional development of self and mentees.

2.       Help mentees in avoiding common professional pitfalls.

Benefits of the Mentee

1. Opportunity to ask questions and get advices from professional about career.

2. Learn from mentor pitfalls.

3. Watch your mentor achieve their goals.

4. Access to a professional network.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR

1. A Good Listener
2. Experie...

EIGHT STEPS TO FINDING THE BEST CAREER FIT FOR YOU:

1. Take a career assessment.
2. Make a list of at least 10 careers that intrigue you.
3. Research career options.
4. Narrow your list to 3 careers.
5. Conduct at least three Informational Interviews.
6. Select a career.
7. Set some career goals.
8. Create an action plan.

CAREER ASSESSMENT: Take at least one

1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
2. Strong Interest Inventory 
3. StrengthQuest
4. MAPP Test
5. MyPlan.co...