Mind the Gap: Navigating the Space Between College and Career
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MIND THE GAP NAVIGATING THE SPACE BETWEEN
COLLEGE AND CAREER
NATALIE SEMCZUK @talkanatalka
I GRADUATED IN 2011 AND JOB SEARCHED FOR ALMOST 10
MONTHS
NOW, I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR DIGITAL MARKETING
WHAT I DID AND DIDN’T DO IN COLLEGE
I DIDN’T DO IT ALL RIGHT (OBVIOUSLY)
I DIDN’T HAVE AN INTERNSHIP AT AN AGENCY
I WORKED ON CAMPUS ALL 5 YEARS
SOMETIMES, I HAD WILDLY RELEVANT POSITIONS TO MY
FUTURE CAREER
BUT SOMETIMES, NOT SO MUCH
THERE IS A “FORMULA” BUT I FOLLOWED MY OWN
I GRADUATED, NOW WHAT?
I WAS SINGLE, LIVING AT HOME, WITH NO JOB AND A BROKEN BACK
(LITERALLY)
I APPLIED, APPLIED, AND APPLIED TO JOBS
I TOLD FRIENDS I WAS LOOKING
I TOLD FAMILY I WAS LOOKING
I TOLD FACEBOOK AND TWITTER REPEATEDLY THAT I WAS LOOKING
IT SORT OF WORKED!
EVERYTHING YOU DO CAN AND WILL MATTER
THINGS I LEARNED
PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF
WORD OF MOUTH WORKS
FOLLOW UP, FOLLOW UP, FOLLOW UP
USE EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO YOU
TRANSLATE YOUR EXPERIENCE
PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY NICE, BUT LACK TIME
IN CONCLUSION
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO GET INTO THE INDUSTRY
PEOPLE ARE NICE AND WANT TO
HELP YOU
ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT
FOLLOW UP!!!!
THANK YOU!