Most people think networking is essential. It surely is essential, but what is more important is your ability to get people to follow you only by virtue of your work and not because you have an influential last name.

If you are studying in a top notch academic program and want to prove your mettle in real life industry projects, then Consuldents is for you. Consuldents is the only collaborative space that exists between academia and industry that provides an ideal platform for students to get engaged in real life assignments while giving organizations resources to execute their projects at a price which is not heavy on the pocketbook.

We believe that students who sign up for Consuldents can get meaningful work experience, connect with right individuals and deepen their industry knowledge. What’s more, references you make from Consuldents can actually help you land a job in the future. It is common nowadays for organizations to encourage employees to refer people rather than to spend money on third party employment firms and classified ads. It saves them the hassle of a strict background check if someone already knows and can vouch for an individual. You would be surprised to see that your early collaboration with industry can really help in jump starting your professional career.

While we will always encourage networking on Consuldents, we would like to caution a warning. If your only aim is to introduce yourself without backing it up with good work, then networking is sure to backfire. People are less likely to be receptive towards you if your work is mediocre, below average and substandard. Also, don’t network with people thinking of them as a potential opportunity for your monetary benefit; if you have that mindset, you cannot help but come off a bit salesy which is not a good recipe for a long lasting relationship.

At Consuldents, we want to encourage a collaborative space in order to make education more experiential and connected to real life. Our only advice is to make the best of your time, work hard on your Consuldency project and do something brilliant and amazing so that organizations follow you for their next project. Your meaningful network, which you will cherish for life, will only grow with the incredible results of your work.

Your work and network starts here at Consuldents!