womens leadership conference 2008

Sarah Siewertsarahsiewert@gmail.comhttp://sarahesiewert.com

Women’s Leadership Conference November 23, 2008

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Photo source: Neutron, LLC

Photo source: Neutron, LLC

I thought knew that I was going to be

Dorm room doorBryan Hall, Brody Complex

going to be a…

Maple Veterinary Hospital volunteer

PETSMART Grooming Salon Bather

Love for animals

Hey I’m Sarah

Hi, I’m Jessica

Sterling

Where are you from?

Sterling Heights, you?

Grand Rapids. So, what’s your major? Umm well…I

uh am still deciding between…

I won’t graduate on time.

School is expensive!

It stresses me out.

My parents are pressuring me.How am I supposed to know what I want to do for the rest of my life?

What if I make the wrong choice?

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Michelangelo believed that every stone had a sculpture inside it and his job as a

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and his job as a sculptor was to simply chip away all that was not a part of the statue.

� Think about your likes and dislikes� Join student organizations� Talk to professors and peers� Do an informational interview� Talk to a career counselor

(Unlike my Mom, I’m not referring to a negative attitude)

Talk to a career counselor� Apply for an internship� Make an appointment with your adviser� Job shadow� Stalk your facebook friends and see what groups they are involved in

� Ask questions

Step 1: Get a notecardStep 2: Write your name at the topStep 3: Write three of your passions – it can

be anything! Step 4: Pass your cardStep 4: Pass your cardStep 5: For every new card you receive, read

that person’s passions and write at least one suggestion of a major, class, student organization, career, or contact you know of that relates to their list

Nicolas GisholtAcademic AdviserCollege of Social ScienceCollege of Social Science

� Number one question asked: what can I do with my major?

� It’s okay to cry it out – this can be emotional

� What you choose as your major does not necessarily dictate your career path

� Don’t consider yourself confused, but curious

Post-graduation you have 50 years of � Post-graduation you have 50 years of professional life, an extra semester will not kill your career

� Always get experience outside of the classroom

� You can learn skills from any job or project

� Career Services has a YouTube channel?

� You can take a Career Assessment Test?

� Student Organizations are all listed with contact information?

� You can search for internships on My Spartan � You can search for internships on My Spartan Career?

� The Career Service Network has tons of online resources and tips?

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� Visit http://sarahesiewert.com for a blog post about how nervous I was to make this presentation

� Leave a comment on the post telling me what action steps you have taken to move towards action steps you have taken to move towards your academic and professional goals

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