{"id":20102,"date":"2023-09-13T16:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2023-09-18T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:38:06","slug":"bu-connects-isnt-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2023\/09\/13\/bu-connects-isnt-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Five reasons BU Connects isn’t for you"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By now, it’s probably safe to say you\u2019ve heard of BU Connects\u2014the exclusive digital tool for Terrier networking. Maybe at times, you\u2019ve even considered joining nearly 25,000 alums and students already connected. However, if you’re sick of hearing nothing but positive things and you’re looking for an excuse not<\/em> to join, here are the top five reasons why you don’t need BU Connects:<\/p>\n

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  1. You\u2019re already working your dream job, so no career boost needed. Skip the free networking magic<\/a><\/strong> on BU Connects, built for diverse Terriers across industries.\n
  2. You survived BU with no help whatsoever, so why inspire the next gen<\/a><\/strong>? Who needs the alumni-student chats, mentorship, or good karma that BU Connects makes simple?\n
  3. So what if you\u2019re near a major city<\/a><\/strong> across the globe that has a group on BU Connects? You never want people to meet you where you are, or be the first to hear about fun and engaging events IRL.\n
  4. You\u2019re not a small business owner, and supporting Terrier-owned businesses<\/a><\/strong> isn\u2019t your thing. No worries \u2014 just ignore the BU Businesses & Services Directory.\n
  5. Why send free DMs<\/a><\/strong> to warm alumni leads who\u2019ve offered to help, when you can cold call strangers on LinkedIn Premium Career for just $39.99 per month?\n<\/ol>\n

    Stick with the old way. Nothing to see here. Trust us,<\/p>\n

    BU Connects isn’t for you<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you’re looking for reasons NOT to join BU Connects, look no further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20583,"featured_media":20353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,5],"tags":[739,95,154],"featured_img":"\/alumni\/files\/2023\/09\/5-reasons-BU-Connects-isnt-for-you-800x600.png","agg_excerpt":"If you're looking for reasons NOT to join BU Connects, look no further.","agg_title":"Five reasons BU Connects isn't for you","media_icon":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20583"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20102"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20357,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102\/revisions\/20357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}