Here are some Professional and Career Readiness Activities I have done during my time at Western Washington University. The activities were completed in order to gain skills in four different categories:
Ethics and Professionalism, Equity, Inclusions, and Diversity (EDI), Professional Communication, and Career Development.
I have been a member of the Student Marketing Association (SMA) for 2023, 2024 and plan to stay in the club through 2025 until I graduate. SMA is a great place to be with likeminded individuals who are also involved with the marketing major. They host tons of great events and the officers are fantastic people.
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In November of 2023, students of the College of Business and Economics as well as SMA members travelled down to Seattle from Bellingham to network with WWU Alumni hosted at the Copacino Fujikado office. It was amazing to learn lasting insights from alumni and then get to hang out at Pike Place!
In fall quarter of 2024, I will be lead officer of the WWU Car Club. Created by myself and a few friends within the marketing major are organizing this club to be able to meet more people within WWU under a safe environment where we all share the same automotive interests.
On a panel exploring the current state of EDI in the organizational environment with speakers, Liz Baxter, Scott Callahan, and Jesse Rhodes I learned the importance of having diversity within an organization. Diversity means having people from a wide range of backgrounds that can speak to different topics in ways that their brain understands them. No one is from the same place physically, mentally and emotionally.
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I plan on attending more speaker events related to topics of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion before the end of 2024.
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I plan on completing this by taking an online training program related to topics of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion before the end of 2025.
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The marketing program every other Wednesdays night hosts a networking night where students and alumni at different venues to enjoy food, drinks and conversation. I have found network nights to be great to be able to get to know my peers and build connections for life.
I plan to enter into the WWU Case Competition in 2025. With a team of three, we will put our diverse knowledge sets together to come up with a tactical plan to solve the business problems we are brought in the case.
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Spring quarter of 2024 I enrolled in Marketing 483 Integrated Marketing Communications. The class is designed as a student led team where you can be promoted as you keep taking the class. This quarter when I started I was a content creator. I learned how to plan a product and distribution strategies to solve a problem from our live client, the Marketing Department at WWU. Here is a graphic my team and I made for our website!
I currently have been employed by Discount Tire for the past year and a half / 6 quarters. While working for Discount Tire I have learned many team building and customer service skills.
I currently have an active LinkedIn account where I have posted multiple blogs about digital marketing concepts I have learned about. I have 100+ connections so far and plan to have 200 within the next year.
I currently have an active Handshake account. I consistently have used to learn about job openings and signing up for WWU events. It has helped me so far by showing me what marketing roles are available in areas around Bellingham and down near the greater Seattle area.
I plan on attending the next marketing related internship fair. In doing this I hope to practice my elevator pitch with potential employers and also learn more about local businesses that may need marketing help.
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