In this week's episode, Mary talks with Blagoja Naskovski '24, who is a junior and international student from Macedonia. They discuss why he chose to come to K and why a liberal arts education was something he sought out (3:08) before pivoting to why he chose to be a Housing Strategy Intern for the City of Kalamazoo. (5:33)

They also discuss what the internship was like on a day-to-day basis, (7:11) how he learned about it (10:44), how he was able to get an internship stipend to get paid for his internship (11:57), how this internship helped him decide what he wanted to do with his career (17:15) and some resources such as Big Interview that helped him land the internship (21:21).

Finally, they wrap up by talking about advice about interning he has for other K students (25:49).

Don't forget to check out Career-ish Uncut on our YouTube channel for the full, unedited version of this interview.

kzoo.biginterview.com

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Intro: Never Forget - ROJJ (Feat. Christopher Simms)

Bumper: Wait (FKYA Remix) - NoMbe

Outro: Friendshippers - DayFox

Produced by the Center for Career and Professional Development at Kalamazoo College

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