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The Networking Dilemma

By Bekki

I keep hearing from CDO, the professors, and the LRW/WOA instructors, that my best resource for finding a summer job is the student body. This makes a great deal of sense - other students are much more likely to give us the lowdown on what a particular employer is like.

I have, however, encountered a problem. I've been given several names of people that I should contact, either to ask for their input on a certain job, or to ask if they need unpaid slave labor for the summer.

Fellow Boalties, help me out. How do you write an email (or make a phone call) to someone you don't really know at all? Is there an unwritten protocol to follow? Also, if you're interested in working with a particular person, is there a way to ask if they'd like a research assistant/intern for the summer without sounding pushy?

(Yes, I'm aware that there's a 1L summer perma-thread. I'm posting this here and not there because 1) there's no useful advice on that thread and 2) this sort of question isn't limited to 1L's looking for a summer job.)

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).