Benefits Of Been A Member of Old Students’ Association Alumni

ALUMNUS: MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Benefits Of Been A Member of Old Students’ Association Alumni

Research has revealed that some people resist to belong to their school’s Alumni due to misconceptions they had towards the association. Some of the misconceptions they had are Finance, inferiority complex, ego and superiority complex. However, there are huge benefits that can be derived from been a member of your school Old Students’ Association Alumni, few will be mention and explain in this piece.

Never think that Alumni is meant to extract money and other resources from you or level you with immature individuals rather, records has shown that alumni association is a big asset to members of the association.

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Firstly, I want you to know that Alumni is a word used to refers to group of former students of a specific school, college or university, also called Old students’ Association. This association is not only meant for the school’s graduates, it also accommodate those ones that has no privilege to complete their academics in the school. No doubt that a functional Alumni Association benefits both Alma Mater and the Alumnus

Below are major Alumni Benefits You Should Be Taking Advantage Of:

1.       Contact with classmates
2.       A (huge) Network and connectivity
3.       Career Services
4.       Promotion & Advertisement
5.       Financial Assistance
6.       Motivation and Encouragement
7.       Access to desired resources
8.       Socializing
9.       School Stakeholder

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Contact with Classmates

Belonging to an alumni association will give you access to connect with former classmates through any medium. Whether this leads to a career opportunity or is simply a chance to catch up with old friends and acquaintances, graduates will benefit from alumni directories and online social media groups that keep the lines of communication open well after the caps and gowns have been removed.

A (huge) Network and connectivity:

Alumni association serves as a platform that connect all former students in which they can link each other to any desired height they wishes.

Thus, Alumni associations are rife with opportunities for expanding a graduate’s professional network. Graduates have the opportunity to network with recent grads as well as graduates several years their senior and these connections can lead to internships, jobs, clients, partnerships and other valuable career opportunities. In addition, having an alma mater in common and being able to network via regular in-person events or online platforms makes it easier to form and maintain these valuable connections.

Career Services

Whether you’re making a career change, positioning yourself for that next promotion, or looking to hire for your own company, your school alumni can help you.

Alumni associations often provide a wealth of career services to help former students find job opportunities and improve their chances of landing a job offer. Career fairs, for example, bring together employers from around the area, and sometimes further, so that graduates can meet company representatives face-to-face. Career counselling, seminars, webinars, and networking events may provide helpful information about the job market. Similarly, an association may offer resume and cover letter assistance to help graduates put their best foot forward.

Promotion & Advertisement

Being a full member of Alumni Association you have the privilege to promote your creatives and brands to target audience.

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KEYS TO SUCCESS

Adojo Edogbo Benjamin

The first AGS Senior Prefect (a.k.a. HEAD-BOY) Mr. Adojo Edogbo Ben exposed the secret of success to the 2013 graduating students of Asore Grammar School at the valedictory service held on Thursday, 22 August 2013 at the school premises.

Mr. Edogbo, who delivered Alumni’s speech at this year valedictory service advised the graduates to be consistent and steadfast in the way of God; disciplined and be role models in their field of endeavor; ready to discover themselves because, that is a strong key of self-actualization and maximizing ones God given potential. 

How To Utilize the Positive Power of Thinking

Utilize the Positive Power of Thinking

Everyone has times in their lives when things just don’t go as planned.  This can cause one to be discouraged and even depressed.  Even though it is hard to ‘look on the bright side’, this is exactly what needs to be done. With every negative situation out there, there is always a way to bring positive power and energies to the moment.  A positive attitude is important for one’s well-being and health.   

Take the recent economy for example.  A lot of people are losing their jobs.  Each of these people is in competition with each other to find another job.  Remind yourself of your strengths and build on them.  Appear happy and confident.  Keeping a positive attitude will do wonders during the interview and may end up with you getting a second interview or better yet, the job. Losing a job is not the most ideal thing to have happen, yet it gives many people new opportunities.  Some people try things they have been putting off for a long time, some people change to a new career, some go back to school, and some even relocate to an area they have always wanted to travel to.   

Consider the child trying out for the high school sports team.  Everyone wants to make the team.  A positive attitude reinforces in your mind that you are a good athlete and good at what you do.  Let that spirit shine as you try out for the team.  It is important to continuously play over and over in your mind what your capabilities are.  Take, for instance, the child who is trying out for the track team and wants to be a hurdler.  He knows he can do it but there is stiff competition out there for a spot on the team.  One way to erase that doubt is by continuously going over and over in his head the process of hurdle jumping.  Picturing himself jumping hurdles in a positive light will give him the confidence he needs to make it.   

A more serious example would be those afflicted with sickness and disease.  Health problems, especially those in which you have no control, can bring people down.  Learning to deal with your sickness in a positive way can help not only you but your loved ones as well.  It is hard to think positively in a situation like this, because sometimes this can be a life and death situation.  Even so, finding a positive attitude and strong faith are all you need to move ahead.  Some people realize that life is short, and they try to fix bad relationships, they tend to become thankful for what they have, or they find a way to make their negative experience a positive power source for someone else.

ou� � r � � �� ending on the load of your studying. As a general rule, allot at least one hour per subject. If you have a broad subject such as world history, then you need to break it up into smaller chunks such as the renaissance period or the Chinese dynasties. By breaking it up in smaller chunks, you can easily assess how long you need for each topic and at the same time, you can easily cross out items that you are done with, giving you a sense of accomplishment.

• Scheduling milestones and breaks. When you have listed all of your tasks and plotted a schedule, insert study breaks of 15 minutes each every two hours or so. This will give your eyes some time to rest and for you to go on bathroom breaks or coffee breaks. By having scheduled breaks, this will minimize the need for you to interrupt yourself any other time during the study session.
• Prioritizing your tasks. Just in case you run out of time to study or if you think you do not have enough time to cover all topics, then you must learn to prioritize the subjects accordingly. For example, if you know the emphasis of an upcoming test is the Roman Empire, then study it first and just allot smaller portions for the other sections of the topic.
• Double checking what you know. If you can find a way to test your knowledge, either through online quizzes or by having a study partner, then by all means test your knowledge early. You can also double check your facts by logging into the Internet but be warned, the lure of distractions in the Internet is huge so it is best to save this option for last.

The important thing to efficient studying is the proper scheduling of tasks and your strict compliance to it so that the schedule not only looks good on paper, but works as well.