Thursday, January 26, 2012

Limitless Possibilities, Marketing Yourself to the World

I am finding more and more that the MSC degree (at least for me) is not a degree that is solely for a job! This degree has much more to offer. I often ask myself questions such as: "How will I impact the world?" "What can I do to make a difference?" These questions are critical in order to succeed.

There is a false sense of understanding, I believe, that students have a divine right that once they graduate from an institution that they are automatically guaranteed a job. This in fact is not the case. You as a graduate with your degree in hand, must find a way to market yourself to the global market so that the benefits that are most important to you, whether they be monetary or status benefits, come to you full throttle. It very well use to be that education was suppose to provide you that "dream job," but now as the market changes, the contemporary education system is geared toward showing the student limitless possibilities! It does not fall on the shoulders of the institution, but rather you!

If you want more, coming to study at Northwestern University's MSC program, will be that investment in not only your career, but your life.

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