Career Advice Session: The Essentials Students Need to Land the Job

Oklahoma was an interesting place to visit last weekend, the weather was a bit more bipolar than usual Texas climate. I started coughing today and am not surprised as I did not prepare for the cold time there. It was a planned trip to bond and learn with my sorority sisters. The weekend was filled with so many emotions, lessons, and memories to carry on forever. And I am proud to share that I beat my anxiety the entire time, those around me could barely distinguish when I was freaking out! Also confirmed that I am not photogenic whatsoever, plus I am definitely getting way older. Yes, of course we went dancing and I could not keep up with the younger crowd around me. A few ladies complimented my necklace, confusing my baby Othniel’s name with the word Alumnae…. I expressed my miscarriage grief to a good number of people there. I am glad to be surrounded by people who were kind enough to say sorry and give me a hug! There was not any bad or even sad comment made towards my baby loss! 

It definitely helped to travel with another sister who experienced something similar and understood the hardship of facing the world after losing a pregnancy. Friday night was filled with greetings and food, plus some laughs and dancing. Saturday was definitely B&B, business and a blast! I was able to feel helpful again while presenting a Career Advice workshop to our active, college student sisters. We reviewed a few important topics in the career search field, such as finding one’s self leadership style, determining the best industry to focus in, resume types with tips to consider, cover letter feedback, interview tools, communication skills importance, salary negotiation, and networking importance! 

• Understanding your leadership style, allows for growth and development professionally and personally all around 
• Determine and finding the industry that suits personal lifestyle and preferences makes a career decision enjoyable 
• Creating the best possible resume to search for employment or showcase background is vital to overall success of achievements 
• Building a strong cover letter can save time and efforts for all individuals in decision making of an opportunity
• Interview tools can ease the process of meeting with potential employers 
• The importance of communication skills is not discussed in society as often as it should be but makes a great difference to impact our lifestyles 
• Salary satisfaction is an important part of an individual’s fulfillment through their career, so it truly matters to understand and NEGOTIATE your worth! 
• Community service is not only proven to be fun and healing, but it provides an immense amount of networking opportunities 

The blast was our conference gala event, awards given to honor sister efforts, and dancing the night away! Sunday was the last day, pictures, service, and goodbyes were part of the entire day. Coming back home was nice and getting back to enjoying time with family and work too! 

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