
Network Like a Pro: Unleash Your Inner 'Friendly Brontosaurus'
In this lesson from Yale's Hunt course on job searching and career building with purpose, the instructor reframes networking away from its transactional reputation and toward authentic community building. Using the memorable image of a friendly brontosaurus, the lecture encourages students to approach networking as a two-way exchange of value rather than a one-sided ask. It offers guidance for leveraging genuine curiosity and the personal pitch framework introduced earlier in the course to build relationships that feel natural rather than forced. The session addresses a common source of discomfort in job searching by giving students a more comfortable mental model for outreach.