*formerly posted on the BGSU MBA blog in 2009
There is a job fair tomorrow on campus. I am not sure about my classmates, but I am feeling a little nervous about it. With expectations being higher as an MBA student than when I was an undergrad, and yet expectations being lower with the job market and economy being worse than it was when I was an undergrad, I guess I do feel a little extra pressure to come across well to the employers.
One valuable concept in today's competitive work environment is having 'transferrable skills'. This means being able to make connections between school, various jobs, and various fields and carrying over skills from school, various jobs, and various fields to new jobs/fields. Being able to show transferrable skills has helped me survive in my early career, and as I saw at the end of last semester, the final exam in Dr. Mota's Ethics, Law, and Communications class for me was basically a day working at my last job before coming to BG. With that in mind, my peers and I need to remember the value of having transferrable skills--both in the days ahead and in the duration of our careers.
There is a job fair tomorrow on campus. I am not sure about my classmates, but I am feeling a little nervous about it. With expectations being higher as an MBA student than when I was an undergrad, and yet expectations being lower with the job market and economy being worse than it was when I was an undergrad, I guess I do feel a little extra pressure to come across well to the employers.
One valuable concept in today's competitive work environment is having 'transferrable skills'. This means being able to make connections between school, various jobs, and various fields and carrying over skills from school, various jobs, and various fields to new jobs/fields. Being able to show transferrable skills has helped me survive in my early career, and as I saw at the end of last semester, the final exam in Dr. Mota's Ethics, Law, and Communications class for me was basically a day working at my last job before coming to BG. With that in mind, my peers and I need to remember the value of having transferrable skills--both in the days ahead and in the duration of our careers.