Is management for me?
While sitting in statics class, an interesting question slipped my mind. Why am I pushing myself so hard to major in both business management and computer engineering? I have ended up with twice the workload and seemingly twice the stress. Events such as today's networking session confirm my decision to keep doing what I am doing.
Taking business and engineering classes simultaneously allows me to diversify. After spending 3 hours crunching numbers trying to solve a difficult physics problem I get to switch gears and become more extroverted expressing my opinions on business, ethics, and career preparation. I am still in the process of targeting exactly what I want to do with my life.
I have come to the realization that to pursue a possible career, the many different procedures discussed in Management 250 are vital to my success. I am seeking a management degree for the purpose of gaining knowledge as to how I am to communicate with others in the business world. When I graduate and am working for some engineering firm, I want to possess the knowledge that would allow me to speak easily and effectively with fellow employees who work in other departments. To get to the place I dream about, I have to first learn the basics. Today's networking session allowed me to experience something I had never done before. I never had the courage to reach out to other people for the purpose of creating business contacts. Hopefully by continuing to improve these skills I can build a larger network that may give me some leads to my first job or internship.
Comments
Posted by: Meredith
Posted on: September 22, 2006 12:33 AM
I am glad to read that you are using your experiences in MGMT250 to help you discover what career path(s) you hope to pursue. Also, I am certain that your "diversification" will help distinguish you when it comes time to find jobs.
Thanks for sharing,
Meredith
ps: As for your grade, beause there are grammatical errors above, and your post is past the due date, you will not receive any points for the first round of blogging.
Posted by: Meredith
Posted on: September 23, 2006 04:01 PM
Hello again, Vejas,
I have posted "A Note about Grades" on my blog, in case you have any lingering questions from my first comment.
Here is the link: http://blog.case.edu/myers/mt-tb.cgi/9857
Take care,
MM