Post College Experience

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Okay, so we’ve seen the campus and heard about classes, athletics, service but what about after graduation? Where will SHU take you? The university prepares students for post-college life with on-campus job fairs, internship opportunities and networking events with alumni. SHU’s Center for Career and Professional Development, help students with resume building, interview coaching and job and internship placement. Let’s head over to west campus to hear from Mary, an alumni of the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology who currently works at Reebok in Boston.

– Thanks Alex. Hi everyone, it feels amazing to be back here on campus. It feels like just yesterday I was a student and I know that if I had to do this all over again, I would definitely choose Sacred Heart for my college experience. I remember touring Sacred Heart as a high school senior and instantly getting an amazing feeling. Something about the campus, the student ambassadors, all the academic and extracurricular opportunities, it all just made me feel instantly at home and that SHU was really the college for me. I made my best friends, I got to study abroad and I was involved in countless campus clubs and activities. In the five years since graduating, Sacred Heart has remained a part of my life. Every year, my friends and I look forward to homecoming weekend and we even went on an alumni trip to Dingle Ireland in summer 2019. Professors keep in touch with students over the years and the skills I learned under their guidance really helped me get where I am today as a footwear product manager at Reebok headquarters in Boston. I love my job and I’ve been able to grow as a professional and individual there over the past five years. SHU truly cares about student’s success post-graduation. There’s a spirit of opportunity and a go-getter attitude throughout the university that you can just feel. Professors and staff encouraged us to go after any opportunity we could, whether it’s on campus, an internship, or even just a chat with a connection they may have. I remember giving a presentation at my internship and they were quite impressed with how I presented but that was something we did in class all the time. In the business school, internships are part of the curriculum and there are plenty of networking events, industry speakers and career prep opportunities available. All of these resources plus classes, shaped me into a well-rounded graduate who was ready to join the workforce. SHU’s career center is open to us for life even years after graduation, if we ever needed any support or assistance. I know that if I had to contact the career center, they would help me with whatever I need, whether that was resume help, career advice, job listings, contacts or more. My experiences at SHU were so diverse, rewarding, challenging and fun, which translated into my career. At work, I’m open to any new projects or opportunities that come my way. I look for solutions rather than focusing on problems and I can work with anyone. I thank SHU was so much for being such an integral part of my journey and I will always be a Pioneer. Back to you, Alex.

– Thank you, Mary, that was absolutely fantastic. Now, how lucky was married to attend SHU, get such great exposure to her industry and get an awesome job.