Stephanie's Blog

This week I wanted to reflect on the topic of Thanksgiving, which is a fitting topic because we have much to be thankful for as we approach the last few weeks of the semester. I think a lot of times we take for granted things in life, and in this post I want to reflect on some of the things I take for granted but am most thankful for. First, my education, is something that is truly a blessing because I have been able to show off and better the talents that I have been blessed with. I am very thankful that I got to go to an amazing high school and the best university in the country. There is so much to be thankful for within this, because all of my hard work in school is finally paying off and I have officially accepted a full time job starting this summer. It is truly amazing to see how far I have come in life, and I wouldn't have been able to do this without my amazing educational opportunities. Second, my talents, which goes along with the first thing. This is something that ...

This week I wanted to reflect on the dreading topic of job searching. As the fall semester of senior year is coming to a close, I'm sure many people can relate to the impending worry that is finding a job. Not only is it important to find a job, but finding one that you are going to enjoy is a challenge as well. I just wanted to reflect on this topic, as well as offer some advice to anyone who may be reading this. I am also open to advice as well! The job hunt is such a difficult thing to manage and get through for many reasons. First, with applying for any jobs there is going to be a certain level of rejection. Whether or not you want to admit it, this is a difficult thing for your ego to handle, no matter how many or how little times you encounter it. For me, this in particular was really hard to manage because I feel like with how much work I have put into everything, I couldn't understand why nothing was working out in my favor. My advice for this is to just remain patien...

This week I want to reflect on several aspects. First is the reading. While I managed to finish and enjoyed the readings for this week, I managed to learn a lot from them. They also sparked my interest in my possible storybook topics, which is exciting. However, I read another article in one of my other classes this week from HBR that I found relevant to my life this week called, Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker . With the career fair coming up and senior year picking up speed, I have been really stressed out about my future. This article focused on a feedback analysis method, where you learn about what your strengths are so you can play to them. You also learn about what kind of learner you are, whether its a listener, reader, or writer, this is important for things besides just studying. Finally, it made the point about determining what your values are because when searching for a company that you want to be a part of, its important to make sure your value match, so that you ca...