How We Got Here - Career Stories

Mandy Sugrue ‘08 Communications Manager, Facebook, Public Communications Major

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On today’s episode, Mandy Sugrue, Communications Manager, Health at Facebook joins me to share her career journey - one that started with her struggling a bit as a high school student, to trying a variety of different paths - from wanting to become an actress to a social worker, ultimately ending up in communications.

Mandy embodies trying different things to figure out what you truly enjoy and want to do. She also shares a story of pursuing graduate school because she trusted her gut, and it opened new doors for her she couldn’t have pictured before.

We cover a lot of topics in this episode, including: 

  • Mandy’s story of how she got to Facebook - despite being very hirable, she had to deal with some rejection in the process and a past connection helped her get a foot in the door w/ Facebook
  • A day in the life for Mandy and what her role is like 
  • A unique way of networking that can help you today 
  • How to identify companies you want to work for and how to get in touch with the right people
  • Recognizing when you’re climbing the wrong career ladder, how to get off it and move to another one 
  • How trusting your gut for things that seem fun and curious can open new doors you never could have dreamt up 
  • Self-assessments are critical - how to do them and how they help you make decisions 
  • You can create connections with people anytime, anywhere - Mandy did it while working as a cocktail server
  • How working in school makes all the difference
  • You’re always making impressions, good or bad 
  • Some tips if you’re working in hospitality to take action and do some marketing work or other work beyond your responsibilities
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    How We Got Here - Career StoriesBy Jonathan Torrey
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