Hot take · 6:36
// THE QUOTE
“It doesn't surprise me you know he struck up a conversation when she was at NSCC”
— Alain Lefebvre · Fairwinds Training & Development Inc.
Tight aside on the under-used 'student card' to talk to anyone in the industry being worth more than any curriculum — a candid networking lesson that stands alone.
Full episode at 6:36How Atlantic Canada Contractors Can Fix the Labour Shortage — and Stop Turning Down Work | Fairwinds Training ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
For a student or early-career professional, treating the student status as a free card to network aggressively with industry visitors delivers more career value than any curriculum.
“that's a free card for me to get to talk to as many people as I can — there's more value in that than any criteria or curriculum”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Alain's background: St. Mary's, Dexter Municipal, and nine years at CANS
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 6:36 of How Atlantic Canada Contractors Can Fix the Labour Shortage — and Stop Turning Down Work | Fairwinds Training