On November 13th
I had the opportunity to attend a professional development event. This affair
was held at the beautiful Hudson Business Lounge in Milwaukee. Major
sponsors for the event include Big Shoes Network, PRSA, and
the Hudson Business Lounge.
When we arrived at the venue, I was surprised at how many people showed up for
the occasion. It was a great turnout; with over 80 students and 45
professionals. The event kicked off with a short informative presentation by Jeff
Carrigan, the founder of Big Shoes Network. After that, students
paired off with professionals to conduct a mock interview.
The first professional I met was Allison
Kubacki. Ms. Kubacki currently works for a digital agency called Lightburn,
where they specialize in web design, development, and search engine
optimization. After our short mock interview, Allison offered advice for future
interviews. She also shared with me her facinating story of how she
got to where she is today.
The next professional I met was Alyssa
Hintzen. We conducted the mock interview and she provided feedback
along the way, telling me how I did at answering each specific question. Alyssa
was especially helpful at helping me understand the agency world as she began
her career at an agency called Trefoil Group. I found her advice to be both
insightful and practical.
The third and final professional I met with was Mr. Juan
Paz. In the third breakout session, student switched roles with
professionals and conducted an informational interview. It was nice to have the
chance to ask questions that we normally wouldn’t ask in a traditional
interview. Juan told me about his career path and emphasized the importance of
following your passion. Juan currently works at Kohl’s in their corporate office. He deals
with sports marketing, ad planning, credit marketing, and Tax Free/Tax Relief
Programs. Juan was clearly very passionate about his career and that passion
shined through as he was telling me about his job.
Overall, this event was extremely helpful. I learned valuable tips from successful professionals. I look forward to graduation so that I can apply what I learned into my own life as I move forward and start my career. After this event, I feel much more comfortable in an interview setting. I am so thankful that the professors for the PR program really go the extra mile to help students prepare for the future by hosting events like this. Go UWW!
Overall, this event was extremely helpful. I learned valuable tips from successful professionals. I look forward to graduation so that I can apply what I learned into my own life as I move forward and start my career. After this event, I feel much more comfortable in an interview setting. I am so thankful that the professors for the PR program really go the extra mile to help students prepare for the future by hosting events like this. Go UWW!
I love the title! :) And your ending "Go UWW!" is super creative and cute. There was a lot of UWW students there!! Made us look great!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how much this helped me! I also feel much more comfortable in an interview setting and now know how helpful informational interviews can be!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I thought this was a great way to network and get the interview jitters out! Interviewing is already nerve- racking so it was a great to get some advice before we all start applying. I thought that all of the professionals were really great, and provided great advice.
ReplyDeleteI had the opportunity to meet with Allison and Alyssa as well and they were very helpful during my mock interviews. I learned a lot from them. They gave me some great advice and pointers as well
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding the company names that the people worked at. I like it because I am really artistic and am interesting in the web deign and graphics work. I will have to look into the company Lightburn. It sounds like a company I might want to work for.
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