The first few years after college can be exciting: The freedom, the friends, the fun. It's also stressful.  You have to find your place in the world, figure out how you're going to pay the rent, and what you want to do with your career. Building a strong professional network around you is important for your short-term career success.  More importantly, though, it's how you can plant seeds that you can harvest the rest of your life. This is especially true because the work world continues to become more and more mobile.  If you're a recent grad, you’ve probably seen statistics quoted with the average number of jobs you will have in … [Read more...]