How do you build connections as a student?

I'm currently a college student, I'm looking to build connections anywhere in the world so I can transition into a job or at least make it a bit easy for me to get a job, after my graduation.

I'm at a lost on what to do, I'm always down to explore communities. But I can't just seem to find one that will potentially give me opportunities in the future.

Is there anything I can do or start today that will benefit potentially benefit me in my future career? Thanks in advance!

Comments

[Joe Mainwaring]

• Try to land an internship while in college, this will likely give you the best networking opportunity as you'll be embedded with those who are already in their career
• Attend in-person network events and conferences. Collegiate networking events is good, but try to attend events where the average attendee is already established in their career
• Join professionally-oriented clubs or fraternities while attending college. A couple that I joined during my undergrad was an IEEE society and Delta Sigma Pi, a professional co-ed business fraternity. Both yielded dividends with my network post-college.
• Consider participating with or joining a philanthropy organization. You may not encounter a lot of engineers at these, but you'll encounter professionals who work at companies that need engineers.
• Look for pro-bono contributor opportunities. This may have some overlap with philantrophy orgs.

[mmvergara]

Thankss!!!

[Ryan]

I'm also a college student and in my last trimester, I want to attend coding conventions/meetings, but I don't have anyone to join me to go there. It's just that, I feel I might be out of place when I try to go there.