A short phone call can provide the knowledge to springboard a career.īrian Greenberg ’00 BSBA (Entrepreneurship, Marketing), CEO and Founder of True Blue Life Insurance Leverage Your School Network It is surprising how forthcoming people are about how they achieved their success. Melissa Poole, Associate Director, MBA Professional Development and Career Coach at the Eller College of Management Don't Hesitate to Ask Other ProfessionalsĪsk for advice from the most successful people in your field. Strengthen your resiliency, and you will not only get through this difficult time, but any difficult time that comes your way. Companies that are looking to hire business students often tell us that they want candidates who are resilient-those that can handle change and challenge, as well as failure. You will need to pivot to the virtual world to remain competitive and to market yourself remotely by improving your LinkedIn profile, expanding your network connections and reimagining your future in the changing work environment. Who do you want to meet?īrett Farmiloe ‘06 BSBA (Accounting), CEO and Founder of Markitors Start Pivoting to the Virtual World, Now My advice would be to seek information and perspectives outside of Tucson, but use your student status as a connection to the people you’d like to interview.Ī Student ID isn’t just a Student ID. These informational interviews not only helped me gain perspective on careers, but the experiences helped shape my philosophies and worldviews. I lined up more than 300 interviews with people at companies for which I dreamed about working, and with titles I dreamed of having (including Lute Olson and Karl Eller!). When I was an Eller student, I decided I would travel around the country in an RV and interview people about their career paths. That being said we gathered 12 professionals to give us some of their best advice for business majors. Everybody has a different story and perspective, and it can be helpful to take a step back from your own situation at times. College is an exciting time and brings many different opportunities, but it also brings many challenges and choices as well.

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