Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Stay Focused!
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Rollins MBA Career Development Center
Many students and some alumni are seeking internships, applying for their first jobs or preparing to transition into different roles. For everyone conducting a job search, this can be a time of excitement, anticipation, stress and wandering thoughts. My advice is to stay focused!
As you conduct your search, make sure you research, network and interview with industries and companies which allow you utilize your skills, talents and education to be successful as an individual and employee.
You should also stay true to your values and motivators: What is important to you? What is your passion? What gets you excited? What motivates you? These are questions which should be answered before and throughout your job search. They should also be reviewed when you get the job offer.
Make sure the industry, company and job align with your skills and talents, as well as your values and motivators.
Jane Trnka, SPHR
Executive Director, Rollins MBA Career Development Center
As you conduct your search, make sure you research, network and interview with industries and companies which allow you utilize your skills, talents and education to be successful as an individual and employee.
You should also stay true to your values and motivators: What is important to you? What is your passion? What gets you excited? What motivates you? These are questions which should be answered before and throughout your job search. They should also be reviewed when you get the job offer.
Make sure the industry, company and job align with your skills and talents, as well as your values and motivators.
Not sure what to consider? Think about (and this is a partial list!):
- Management style of leaders
- Business environment: casual, friendly, bureaucratic, political, etc.
- Professional development opportunities
- Location
- Travel requirements
- Challenge of role
- Company mission
- Leaders’ business philosophies
- Community reputation
- Small or large company (you define what is “small” and “large”)
- Profit or non-profit
- U.S. only or international
By determining and staying focused on these and other factors which closely match your skills, talents, education, values and motivators, you will most likely land THE role for the short- and long-term. That will translate into success for you and your organization.
The Career Development Center is hosting many events to help prepare you for your intern or job search. Go to our site to get more information and to register: http://www.rollins.edu/mba/career-development/career-events.html.
Jane Trnka, SPHR
Executive Director, Rollins MBA Career Development Center
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