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A delightful thing happened a couple weeks ago, and it gives an example for why more people should comment on the forum.ย
My forum profile is pretty scarce, less than a dozen comments, most of them are along the lines of 'I appreciate the work done here!'. Nevertheless, because I have linked in some social media profiles and set my city in the directory, a student from a nearby university reached out to ask about career advice after finding me on the forum. I gave her a personalised briefing on the local policy space and explained the details of how to enter the UK civil service if she chose to do so.ย
Some internet activites are like little seeds that take no effort to plant but may lead to something nice, even months later.ย
A delightful thing happened a couple weeks ago, and it gives an example for why more people should comment on the forum.ย
My forum profile is pretty scarce, less than a dozen comments, most of them are along the lines of 'I appreciate the work done here!'. Nevertheless, because I have linked in some social media profiles and set my city in the directory, a student from a nearby university reached out to ask about career advice after finding me on the forum. I gave her a personalised briefing on the local policy space and explained the details of how to enter the UK civil service if she chose to do so.ย
Some internet activites are like little seeds that take no effort to plant but may lead to something nice, even months later.ย