When I started working here in Career Services, I had one mission: write and write well. It served me well for the first semester, until my boss, Andy, said five dreaded words: "Can we have a chat?" At that point, my mind raced through all my actions to find anything I could possibly have done to warrant a "chat." Oh the dreaded "chat!"
It just so happens that this would be the best "chat" I have ever had. That day, I was asked if I would like to fill the position of a coworker who had moved on to bigger and better things. I was thrilled to have been offered the position and agreed to take it over. Within two weeks I had received training to update the Career Services website and was slowly making changes to the website. Today, I have made several updates and continue to maintain the site.
What is the point in telling you this? I simply want you to know that opportunities come along to receive training outside of your area of expertise, and that you may want to consider branching out and into realms that could be useful to you in other areas. Employers love to see that you have something useful to offer, such as training in web design/maintenance or computer programming. Never did I imagine myself updating websites, inserting hyperlinks, or optimizing photos for a webpage, yet here I am doing just that. This training is a benefit I now have to offer other employers in the future: something that might put me ahead of the other applicants. Would you like to be at the top of the résumé stack? Just something to think about. . .
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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