Choose Your Own Adventure: Life After

GraduationLiz Oke lizoke.com

What are you doing right now towards building your career?

Have you started networking with potential employers?

Where do you want to be in 5 years?

Don’t panic.

My Career

How has a degree in lithography with a minor in Asian history helped my marketing career?

Write down 2-3 ways you think your degree will help you in your career

Think of 3-4 people you would like to network with – write it down

Ways to Network

Stay in touch with them afterwards!

Don’t be these people….

Pushy Paul High Maintenance Heidi

Slothy Steve

Hi Andrew,Alexa Shabecoff, Assistant Dean for Public Service at Harvard Law School, suggested that I contact you and asked me to pass along her regards. I understand that you specialize in housing rights cases and I am particularly interested in learning more about your work in South Boston neighborhoods. I hope to pursue a career in housing litigation upon graduation from Harvard Law School next spring.

Over the past two years, I have worked for the Harvard Law School Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP) representing low-income families in housing court. This experience has sparked and strengthened my interest in fair housing law. Last summer, I worked with the housing unit at Greater Boston Legal Services on eviction and reasonable accommodation cases. I plan to remain in Boston after graduation and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your project at the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights, as well as the career opportunities that you feel are available locally in housing law.

I realize that you are on a tight schedule and I would greatly appreciate any time that you could spare to meet with me. I will be leaving for winter break on December 13th; it would be great to meet with you before that date, if possible. I will give your office a call next week to see if we can arrange a convenient time to talk. Heidi Lin

Context:

Who you are and your goal:

Request respectfully:

Your Online Presence

Google yourself. What do you see?

• Make a list of companies you would like to work for

• Make a list of industries you are interested in

• Make a list of people you would like to work for

• Research them online and figure out an angle

• Try and have a job while you are looking, even if it is at 7Eleven

• Stay focused and stay motivated!• Live your life

Write out 3 people/companies or industries you would like to work for

Thank you and Q&A!

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