During two of our classes this week for our supply chain management class we got to meet with the US Embassy and ACG Office of Sustainability Speaker. I found both of these speaker presentations very interesting as well as insightful on potential career positions for myself in future.
We spoke with three ladies from the Embassy but the main speaker was Yuri Arthur. Yuri Athur gave us lots of insight on what her roles for the embassy are and even some random odd jobs she has to do. Her first tip advice was to apply for jobs even if others may tell you you are underqualified, She talked to us about her own experience applying for jobs online and how often the online applications aren’t even seen by humans but are instead evaluated by the online system to see if you hit the right keywords to send it on to a real person for evaluation. Later on we were able to ask questions so I asked, “Out of all your experience and knowledge, what is the best thing you have learned that helps you in your career?” Yuri Arthur went on to answer my question by saying to be bold. As students, individuals are more inclined to say yes and assist us with our future professions, so she emphasized that reaching out to them on LinkedIn and simply asking them for career advice or to meet up in person is well worth it. By being bold and reaching out to others this will help expand your connections and give us lots of opportunities and insight on potential internships or later on careers. I loved this advice and I will push myself to take bold steps and to be confident in myself.
From the ACG Center for Excellence in Sustainability we met with Rania Assariotak. Raina Assariotak is the senior sustainability manager at ACG, she explained to us her position at the college and how important it is in this position to stick to your values, which in her position is sustainability. This can be tested in this position especially when they deal with companies or people that donate to the school, where she has been put in the position to vote to decline the large donations as the person/company may not have the values the school promotes. Raina Assariotak continued by stating that when projects come up, they frequently ask their students for assistance. When a peer challenged her on this, she replied that if she didn’t trust the ACG students, she wouldn’t be doing her job properly and believing that ACG provides a high-quality education, which she firmly believes they do.
