When it’s too cold for green grass, barbecues, and beaches, it's time to once again embrace goose-down parkas, snow blowers and shovels, it’s time to embrace. School’s back this fall. You’ve narrowed your focus to preparing for a position that combines creative thinking with problem-solving and allows you to apply what you’ve learned. While knowing what you want provides direction and purpose, before your next semester begins, it may be time to take advantage of the weather and see what experiences the season has to offer.
According to Stephanie Chandra’s article there are at least 50 Ways for College Students to Maximize Summer Break. Here’s our 10 favourites:
Once you’re part of the workforce, you’ll have to earn the trust of your direct report and colleagues. Your team will expect you to contribute to discussions, help solve problems, and take on extra work when needed. Once you start working, you won’t have the same flexibility to gain knowledge. Why not have these experiences now? You can learn about your community or what life is like in another part of the world. Spending time with friends and family or even alone can help you see things from different perspectives. The more enriching experiences you gain now, the greater the knowledge you can draw from to generate solutions. Julius Caesar sums up the actual value of experience by saying, “Experience is the teacher of all things.”
Is a marketing mentor right for you? Sometimes it's not just what you know, but who you know. Discover 5 types of marketing mentors and learn how they can unlock opportunities you might not find on your own through CMA NXT programs and networking events.
The NXT Voice is your one-stop shop for tips, tricks and inside information about all things marketing, where Chartered Marketers share what they've learned with you. Today's topic is Life Lessons for Financial Success featuring Elizabeth Naumovski, CM, Vice President of Marketing at Caldwell Securities LTD., Host/Producer of Empowered.
Once you take your seat you hand your book over and watch patiently as the judges flip through it one at a time. After reviewing your work, the last judge tells you that while you have some interesting ideas, they’ve all been done before, and you need to start over. Today’s blog deals with rejection and how to handle it when it comes.