Land Your Dream Career in College by Tori Randolph Terhune

Author:Tori Randolph Terhune [Terhune, Tori Randolph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2015-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Travel

Another great way to innovate and learn a lot outside of the classroom is to travel. Meeting new people and seeing things from different perspectives is more valuable than I could ever articulate to you here. Once you’ve done it, you’ll understand.

And don’t worry if you aren’t rolling in the dough; this can be where your in-depth involvement in student and professional associations can come to your rescue. Many student associations have large conferences, and you can apply via your major department or your university to help fund your trip. I received funding through my student association to attend a national conference, which was huge for my budding career.

Don’t think that traveling means that you need to see the world in order to start that career; in fact, sometimes it’s hard to get your career started if you are traveling around too much. If you have a great internship, have started your business, or really feel that nurturing your network is more important, balance your priorities and decide what is best for you. The point is to travel enough so that you feel like you have a better understanding of your career path from many different places (some parts of the country or world may have a totally different market for your chosen career).

Domestic Travel

Traveling domestically is a great way to see new places, discover what parts of your country you like better and why, learn where you want to live and work, meet new people to add to your network, and meet your soon-to-be competition in the job market.

Let’s start with seeing new places. Who doesn’t love to travel? Even if it’s just for a weekend or a week, you’ll get to see things you’ve never seen before and experience a whole different lifestyle. I don’t care if it’s just state to state or county to county—if you really pay attention, you will notice some huge (and some not-so-huge but important) differences in cultures. For example, someone I work with is from Colorado, and when she moved to the Bay Area in California she was shocked by the fact that no one holds doors open for anyone—at least not very often. Now holding doors open is not a big difference in culture, nor would it have much effect on your job performance, but if manners are extremely important to you, it could sway you to move somewhere else.

If you stick around a new area long enough, you’ll definitely get a better understanding of what kinds of places you like to be and the types of people you like to be around. This will help you decide where you want to live and work. This could mean living with an aunt, grandparent, or friend for a summer internship in a “faraway place.” During the summer you’ll get a chance to experience the climate, culture, personalities, activities, entertainment, and overall excitement of a place you think you might want to live in. This is a great way to experience a new

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