A Hiring Manager's Perspective to Getting Hired

In this episode, Laura Lakhwara (MBA '14 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralakhwara/), Technology Adoption and Customer Success Leader with Soapbox, a warehouse and fulfillment tech platform, speaks with students to remind them to be sure to keep the hiring manager's perspective in mind when they're applying and interviewing. This can help decrease frustration, while keep them more strategic in their search.

Topics covered include:

• A behind-the-scenes look into the hiring manager's perspective
• How to succeed despite the market challenges
• How to network effectively and get a referral
• Using online communities to connect with individuals with similar career goals

The episode is moderated by Justyn Makarewycz, Deputy Director, Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/)

S1E32 - Navigating The International Student Job Search & Sponsorship

Episode Notes

The job search in and of itself can be daunting. Having to manage your job search while also navigating getting sponsorship can be even more so and it can become increasingly an overwhelming process that can feel stressful.

In this episode, we speak with MS Finance alum, Nikhil Mandhwani
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhil-mandhwani-ca-13875a1bb/), who is currently an AVP Associate at a major international bank.

Topics covered include:

• Tips on how to network successfully, best practices when reaching out to new connections, and how to maintain strong relationships within your network.
• Advice on how to remain optimistic in the job search and manage feelings of frustration and stress.
• The importance of persistence in the job and internship search
• Nikhil’s process of getting sponsorship and recommendations in your own sponsorship process.

This episode is moderated by Syd Giller, Associate Director, Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneyrgiller/)

S1E31 - A Roadmap for a Data Engineer Career

Oftentimes, changing careers can feel additionally confusing and frustrating because there's no one way to be able to do it. What if there was one for entering a career as a Data Engineer?

In this episode, we speak with MS Information Systems, Data Analytics alum David Freitag (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkfreitag/), who is currently a Data Engineer at an insurance company. In addition to his work, David has developed content about various topics for individuals looking to get into this field. Most recently, he wrote an article called The Entry-Level Data Engineer Roadmap (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/entry-level-data-engineer-roadmap-david-freitag/) as a resource on how individuals can skill up to enter into these careers.

Topics covered include:

• Making a career change from teaching to Data Engineer
• Taking advantage of all the resources you can when you're a grad student
• Creating your own projects to put on your resume
• Common interview questions for Data Engineering roles
• The importance of finding role models who do what you want to do

The episode is moderated by Justyn Makarewycz, Deputy Director, Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/)

S1E30 - Effective and Simple Messaging (Communication) with Ben Guttmann (BBA ‘11)

Episode Notes

The world is layered, complex, and noisy – especially when we’re talking about all forms of communication that we not only receive, but that we send out as well.

In this episode, we speak Baruch College alum Ben Guttmann (BBA ’11 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benguttmann/) about some of the elements of effective messaging and communication. Ben built, ran, and sold an award-winning marketing agency, and he teaches marketing at Baruch. He also wrote a book on messaging and communication called Simply Put, and will be out in October 2023.

Topics covered include:

• The pluses about working at an agency
• The way we communicate is “biased toward complication”
• Using empathy and an entrepreneurial mindset to more effectively communicate
• 5 steps to effectively communicate
• 2 communications hacks to start off

You can find out more about Ben’s work at https://www.benguttmann.com/.

The episode is moderated by Justyn Makarewycz, Deputy Director, Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/)

S1E29 - A Resilience-led Career

Episode Notes

In any career journey, there will be challenges. They can include not getting through to the people with whom you want to connect, feeling dejected overall, hearing no to an application - or sometimes hearing nothing. Responding (or not responding) to those challenges can be even more difficult.

In this episode, we speak with Zicklin Full-time MBA alumna Adi Markus (MBA '16), who is currently Director of Customer Success in Tech (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adimarkus/). Adi shares what her process of "figuring it out" was, and if it was anything, it was not easy.

Topics in the episode include:

• Making options for yourself
• Being OK with pivoting from your original ideas of what you want to do
• You may not want what you say you want
• It's not always a linear path.

The episode is moderated by Justyn Makarewycz, Deputy Director, Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/)