On today’s episode, we have someone who started their career selling cable boxes, and now manages benefits for a tech company with a global footprint. Let’s start the week with Marcelina Mata.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Bring your personality to the workplace
  
  
  
• Growing up in a diverse community helps professionally
  
  
  
• Use community colleges as resources for less expensive programs/classes
  
  
  
• Taking a pay cut to propel her career
  
  
  
• Importance of networking throughout your career and keeping in touch with network regularly
  
  
  
• It’s OK not to put things on your resume for different reasons
  
  
  
• Keep in contact with recruiters and hiring managers...even if you don’t get the position you interview for
  
  
  

Books Recommended:

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  
  
  
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  
  
  

Other Resources / Cheat Codes:

• Internships.com
  
  
  
• LinkedIn Premium
  
  
  
• JUMP Nation (Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program)

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