Hello everyone, typically when someone thinks of management problems the first thing they people complain about is their own time. There is never enough of it to go around and we struggle to fit in all the things we have to and want to do. Although this an is issue, especially for student, I believe that most should be able to handle this well by their junior year.
I have recently realized that there is another management problem that will impact all of us fairly soon if it hasn’t already: Career management. I am actually in the middle of it right now.
One more thing about career management that becomes an issue is which opportunities do u take on and which do u pass? I have friends and family all pushing me to do different marketing jobs, so how do I know which ones will be right for me. It very hard to say no when someone is trying to set you up with an interview or a job in a marketing firm that you know you do not have enough experience for and won’t be able to keep your job after you get it. It equally as hard to say no when the position would downgrade you from where you think you are professionally.
Managing you career is way more then just catching a lucky break or knowing the right person. You need to make the right decisions as to which “big break” is legitimate and which will benefit you he most. You also need to decide when you are ready for that break.
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Hey, Olga! I know it's hard to quit a job that you've become so comfortable with but I believe to become successful after you graduate you need to take initiative now. My advice to you is to start applying for internships that focuses on marketing as soon as possible. You don't necessarily need experience in the field to get an internship; plus some of them are paid.
Top marketing firms will require you to have work experience(about a year or two), for that reason you need to get your foot in the door now by applying to available internships. Hope that helps!
-Andy
I can definitely relate to your problem. Currently I have a part time job where I make fairly good money. It has very flexible hours which I like because I can work it around my school schedule. I like all the people I work with. However this job has absolutely no relation my major (accounting in my case). So I'm constantly trying to figure out whether I should just quit my current job and look for something that's more related to accounting.
I guess i can relate to this problem in a way...I have a job, which has nothing to do with my major economics and I don't even know if i want to do economics for sure. I want to money, just don't know how I'm going to do it. One day I wake up and want to do one thing.. the other i wake up and want to do another...
Hi, Olga. From what I understand it seems as though it's rather difficult for you to just give up the job you currently have because of all the great things about it. So it appears as though the only solution would be for you to maybe try to intern while holding that job, so maybe during the summer when you have more time to spare. Or maybe you can speak to your management and see if you could cut down your hours and fit in sometime for an internship. And maybe you could find a paying one, which probably won't be paying as much as your job, but at least there will be less of a difference in your income.
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