No one is Afraid to Talk to You

There are groups at the top of the median household income demographic breakdowns.

There are groups whose members - in their sophomore, junior, and senior years - way before degree attainment cold message me on any and all platforms to ask for career advice (and possible recs).

These groups are the same. The game is definitely about whom you know; however, the important thing to remember is that whom you know is mostly about whom you've given yourself a chance to get to know. There has never been a time when access to quality people was as easy as it is now. Learn how to use social media to your advantage, not to Zuckerberg's.

People who are in a position to lift others into a higher tax bracket are usually searching for those others to lift up. You need only present yourself to them and be ready to the the WORK to get a come up. No one is afraid to talk to you; in fact, the fear is not finding someone quickly enough to gain or maintain a competitive edge.

No one can do everything alone. It takes the work of many to do anything worthwhile. Be one of the many who is worthwhile, not one of the many who is useless.