Your college tuition is like a gym membership.
Paying for it doesn’t make you career ready, just like paying for a gym membership doesn’t make you strong.
What makes you career ready (or strong) is actually using the resources you're paying to have access to.
At the gym it’s the equipment, accountability, and trainers.
In college it’s the involvement opportunities, campus resources, and faculty and staff.
→ Build relationships with your professors
→ Take advantage of free certifications
→ Use your student status to network
→ Seek internships and externships
→ Conduct informational interviews
→ Join / lead student organizations
→ Consult with career coaches
→ Participate in case studies
→ Become a student leader
→ Attend employer treks
The list goes on.
If going to class is the only thing you're doing, you're missing out on 90% of your potential ROI.
You wouldn't pay for a gym membership to use just one piece of equipment, so don't do it with college either.
When it’s time to get on stage and flex your muscles, your audience (= recruiters) can tell how much work you put in.
Paying for it doesn’t make you career ready, just like paying for a gym membership doesn’t make you strong.
What makes you career ready (or strong) is actually using the resources you're paying to have access to.
At the gym it’s the equipment, accountability, and trainers.
In college it’s the involvement opportunities, campus resources, and faculty and staff.
→ Build relationships with your professors
→ Take advantage of free certifications
→ Use your student status to network
→ Seek internships and externships
→ Conduct informational interviews
→ Join / lead student organizations
→ Consult with career coaches
→ Participate in case studies
→ Become a student leader
→ Attend employer treks
The list goes on.
If going to class is the only thing you're doing, you're missing out on 90% of your potential ROI.
You wouldn't pay for a gym membership to use just one piece of equipment, so don't do it with college either.
When it’s time to get on stage and flex your muscles, your audience (= recruiters) can tell how much work you put in.
