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
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I GRADUATED IN 2011 AND JOB SEARCHED FOR ALMOST 10
MONTHS
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NOW, I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR DIGITAL MARKETING
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WHAT I DID AND DIDN’T DO IN COLLEGE
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I DIDN’T DO IT ALL RIGHT (OBVIOUSLY)
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I DIDN’T HAVE AN INTERNSHIP AT AN AGENCY
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I WORKED ON CAMPUS ALL 5 YEARS
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SOMETIMES, I HAD WILDLY RELEVANT POSITIONS TO MY
FUTURE CAREER
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BUT SOMETIMES, NOT SO MUCH
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THERE IS A “FORMULA” BUT I FOLLOWED MY OWN
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I GRADUATED, NOW WHAT?
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I WAS SINGLE, LIVING AT HOME, WITH NO JOB AND A BROKEN BACK
(LITERALLY)
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I APPLIED, APPLIED, AND APPLIED TO JOBS
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I TOLD FRIENDS I WAS LOOKING
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I TOLD FAMILY I WAS LOOKING
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I TOLD FACEBOOK AND TWITTER REPEATEDLY THAT I WAS LOOKING
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IT SORT OF WORKED!
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EVERYTHING YOU DO CAN AND WILL MATTER
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THINGS I LEARNED
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PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF
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WORD OF MOUTH WORKS
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FOLLOW UP, FOLLOW UP, FOLLOW UP
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USE EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO YOU
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TRANSLATE YOUR EXPERIENCE
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PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY NICE, BUT LACK TIME
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IN CONCLUSION
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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!!!!
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THANK YOU!