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There are plenty of like-minded individuals within the IET Women's Network that may be able to help you with a query so, feel free to add to this thread.
And one more thing... Always be as nice and as helpful as you can to everyone. The kid in your class that you think is slow, might end up with a job before you. If the hiring manager says to that person "You studied with XXX, what were they like?", think about the answer you would want them to give:
"XXX helped me to understand my assignment when I was struggling" or "XXX used to call me stupid for not understanding my assignment straight away".
And don't stop being helpful and kind once you start getting ahead. A friend of mine went to work at a new company. Shortly afterwards, her former line-manager was made redundant from his previous role and applied for a job at the same company that my friend now worked for. The person hiring saw that they worked together previously and asked my friend what sort of a manager he was and what he had been like to work with. I won't say whether or not that person was shortlisted for an interview, but I will say that my friend's comments did influence the hiring manager's decision.
And one more thing... Always be as nice and as helpful as you can to everyone. The kid in your class that you think is slow, might end up with a job before you. If the hiring manager says to that person "You studied with XXX, what were they like?", think about the answer you would want them to give:
"XXX helped me to understand my assignment when I was struggling" or "XXX used to call me stupid for not understanding my assignment straight away".
And don't stop being helpful and kind once you start getting ahead. A friend of mine went to work at a new company. Shortly afterwards, her former line-manager was made redundant from his previous role and applied for a job at the same company that my friend now worked for. The person hiring saw that they worked together previously and asked my friend what sort of a manager he was and what he had been like to work with. I won't say whether or not that person was shortlisted for an interview, but I will say that my friend's comments did influence the hiring manager's decision.
