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Network</h1></div></div></div></div><div id="main-content"><div class="bg-none section" id="content"><div class="row"><div class="layout"><div class="text"><h2>Get the right connections, right from the start</h2><p>When you’re chasing a dream, sometimes knowing the right people can make all the difference in the world.</p><p>As an IU student, you know more than 790,000 of the right people—here in the United States and all over the world.</p><p>Why? Because you’re part of the IU alumni network. And Hoosiers are always happy to help their own.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="bg-gray section"><div class="row"><div class="layout"><div class="text"><h3>Start working your network while you鈥檙e on campus</h3><p>Think about the people you interact with every day. Your fellow classmates. Your teammates. Your peers in student organizations.</p><p>You have something in common with all of them. A shared passion. A mutual interest. Similar career goals. And, of course, you’re all Hoosiers.</p><p>There’s no better foundation for a long-lasting, mutually beneficial career network.</p><a class="button" href="https://cdc.indiana.edu/jobs-and-internships/index.html">Learn more about networking</a></div></div></div></div><div class="bg-crimson bg-dark section"><div class="row"><div class="layout"><div class="text"><h3>Rely on your fellow Hoosiers throughout your career</h3><p>After you graduate, you get added to the alumni network. 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