Perhaps now that blogging is class-assigned by a mass communications course in the Manship School, I will do so more often.
A broken phrase I have heard from mentors and professors has been in my head lately: "Just make sure that the end justifies the means."
I've had a lot of trouble this past year coming to an specific job title I'd like to graduate with and pursue after college. Everywhere I read, I see that college graduates are not working in the field they graduated in, getting paid less for positions and are having trouble getting employed after graduation. For the majority of my college expereince, I believed that having a set job title would provide more clarity, reassurance and hopefully a position when I graduate. As a double-major in public relations and finance, it's easy to see how I got lost.
Regardless, the idiom has some merit. This past summer I worked and networked as an Internal Auditing Intern with Kaiser Permanente, their University Relations team and the staff of auditors I worked under. The majority of college stories and advice I received summed up to network as much as possible, try new opportunites and go to graduate school if at all possible.
My manager gave me books to read through during my last weeks on the internship, one including "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey. I highly recommend this book which highlighted the idiom I have grasped, along with other recommendations. I learned that working towards something [goal, internship or job] does not mean you will be in the same position, performing the same activity all the way to the finish line. As long as you know the direction and a general idea as to what it will take to get there, all doubts can be ignored.
So in conclusion, do not fret about where you are right now. Minimize the stress and focus on being the best you at this current time.
A broken phrase I have heard from mentors and professors has been in my head lately: "Just make sure that the end justifies the means."
I've had a lot of trouble this past year coming to an specific job title I'd like to graduate with and pursue after college. Everywhere I read, I see that college graduates are not working in the field they graduated in, getting paid less for positions and are having trouble getting employed after graduation. For the majority of my college expereince, I believed that having a set job title would provide more clarity, reassurance and hopefully a position when I graduate. As a double-major in public relations and finance, it's easy to see how I got lost.
Regardless, the idiom has some merit. This past summer I worked and networked as an Internal Auditing Intern with Kaiser Permanente, their University Relations team and the staff of auditors I worked under. The majority of college stories and advice I received summed up to network as much as possible, try new opportunites and go to graduate school if at all possible.
My manager gave me books to read through during my last weeks on the internship, one including "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey. I highly recommend this book which highlighted the idiom I have grasped, along with other recommendations. I learned that working towards something [goal, internship or job] does not mean you will be in the same position, performing the same activity all the way to the finish line. As long as you know the direction and a general idea as to what it will take to get there, all doubts can be ignored.
So in conclusion, do not fret about where you are right now. Minimize the stress and focus on being the best you at this current time.