Sikh Society: Networking Officer

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I'm Suraj and I'm applying to be your Networking Officer. This role is all about making meaningful connections and being able to get in touch with people - I feel that this suits me well

Being a first year rep for 3 different societies has brought me in contact with a large number of people. In particular, the Sikh soc alumni event enabled me to extend my connections even further than just my year group or current students. Attending the events this year has also allowed me to meet Sikh soc members from many universities and this increases the breadth of connections.

I believe I have the required communication skills and pro-activity through being direct and taking on roles myself or just being able to reach out to others. In addition, when I ran my own charity campaign, getting donors relied on good networking and the good connections I had made.

Due to my experience networking and good rapport with our committee and student body, I have the attributes to make a good Networking Officer. I hope to work with the committee soon!

Hi everyone,

My name is Aman and I am running to be your Networking Officer for Sikh Society.

Sikh Society has been such a valuable and enriching experience for me at university so far, allowing me to learn more about Sikhi, be around like-minded people and have conversations in an environment where I can feel comfortable asking questions and learning more. I have learnt so much more about the support network available and I want to be able to expand and provide more opportunities for our members to network with professionals and academics who can help them feel more confident about the support they have from the Sikh community both personally and professionally. 

To do so I plan to organise more talks, socials and workshops with Sikh professionals who can give valuable insights into what navigating the working and academic worlds have been like through the Sikh perspective. I also hope to connect our members to more opportunities such as scholarships and awards that are provided by the Sikh community that could help our members both in their personal and professional endeavours. 

Additionally, I know I have the skills to be able to carry out this role successfully because I am proactive in finding new opportunities, can speak confidently when reaching out to new people and am organised in my roles.

 If you want to help make this vision a reality and want a representative who can create more opportunities for all our members, vote for me for Networking Officer!