Trill MBA Show - The Career Management Podcast for Black Women

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Internship Midpoint: Summer Schmoney Moves Part 2

In the last episode we talked about setting yourself up for success from the start of your summer internship.

Today we talk about where you are halfway through your summer internship. What success should look like.  If your experience isn’t looking like this, we discuss what you can do to possibly salvage the tail end of your experience and gain an offer…. MAYBE!  And I go in on this episode!

Joining me today is Jessika, a former intern at the previous global CPG I worked for.   Jessika is smart and ambitious and one to watch. She holds and MBA from the University of Alabama and is a go getter rock star ready to take the corporate world by storm. I was fortunate enough to meet Jessika at National Black MBA Conference where we recruited her for our MBA summer internship program.

If you want to attend National Black MBA, you can register here.

I am ALL THE WAY TRILL on this episode.  I’m passionate about fairness and it’s time we talk about the unfairness that Black Women particularly and people of  color in general experience in these summer internships.

Secure The Internship Bag: Summer Schmoney Moves

Summer Interns, are you ready to gain a full time offer?  In this episode, we break down the things you must think through and the things you must execute in order to gain an offer.

Need more detailed information?  Join Our Safe Space to receive the Trill MBA 10 Week Summer Internship Guide Workbook.

Shout out to WorkLife with Adam Grant for breaking down the personality trait of Self Monitoring that we mention in this episode.

Sources:

http://career.iresearchnet.com/career-development/self-monitoring/

https://www.outofservice.com/self-monitor-censor-test/

https://www.themuse.com/advice/want-to-turn-your-internship-into-a-fulltime-job-4-steps-to-take-now

Mid-Year Evaluations, Managing Up, and a Fish Fry (EDIT)

I love my friends.

I’m an only child and in the past 5 years my immediate family, my mother and grandmother, have passed away.

So my friends have become my family.   And I’m fiercely protective of them and loyal to them.

They keep me smiling when the weight of the world is entirely to heavy for me.  When I start to allow the depression and the weight of working in corporate America to crush my soul…they lift me up.

Everytime I decide to give up, they call as if on cue, knowing that I have to stick around this world until God says so, not me.

One night, in my neighborhood of Light Farms, I fried some fish.

We encouraged each other and then we got creative….  I hope you have as much fun listening as we had making this track.   God Please Bless Us All.

Love,

FARE aka The Trillest MBA You Will Ever Know.

F*ck Your Likeability: Just Be Your Black A$$ Self

with Tiffany Samuels

Raise your hand if you are struggling or have struggled with likeability and relatability at work….struggled so much that you were passed over for promotion or you were pushed out of the company.

I would say this episode is for you, but it’s actually more for the companies and managers that need to, stop hating us, recognize us and set us up for success.

Email us at [email protected] if you want me to email this episode to anyone at your company.  I’m So Serious!!!

Shout out to Alex Merritt, The Love Engineer Creator & Host of Dessert & Discussion

Check out her website: dessertanddiscussion.com

IG: @dessertanddiscussion

Facebook: @dessertanddiscussion

Shout out to Bozoma Saint John, Chief Brand Officer @Uber

I call her Corporate Khaleesi.  The definition of Successful Authentic Self.

IG: @badassboz  Post I referenced: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhzYQy2D60p/?taken-by=badassboz

A post shared by Bozoma Saint John (@badassboz)

Sources:

https://www.themuse.com/advice/10-instant-ways-to-be-more-likeable

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-likability-matters-more-at-work-1395788402

https://hbr.org/2018/03/diversity-and-authenticity

https://www.fastcompany.com/3055035/you-should-plan-on-switching-jobs-every-three-years-for-the-rest-of-your-

Breaking From the Norm 

with Katrina McGhee

Many of us were told, “ Go to school, Get your degree, Get a good job, Go to Grad school, Get another degree, Get a higher paying job…..”  As if these were the keys to a happy and fulfilled life.   But what do you do when you did that and you find yourself stuck, unfulfilled and just tolerating life?

Katrina McGhee is many of us.  She comes from humble beginnings.  Followed the sage advice of the elders, made everyone proud, got the MBA and Corporate Job and Salary….. but still found herself restless and uninspired.

Today we talk with Katrina as she shares her story of how she created change for her life and is now fully conspiring with the universe to build a life inspired.

Need help Breaking the Norm, contact Katrina at  www.kmcgheecoaching.com where you can listen to her podcast, Break the Norm and read her blog.

Also check out Six Reasons You Need A Career Break!

You can also find Katrina on

Tragedy, Career Breaks, & Chick-fil-a

with Tiffany Samuels

What do you do when Tragedy strikes in the middle of your career grind?  How do you take care of yourself?  Do you take a break?  What does that look like?

Join my B-School BFF as we discuss what we are learning from our life Ls, current career breaks, and my unhealthy love for Chick-fil-a.   Let us know what ah-ha moments you gain from our convo.

Shout out to Melania @mely_somm, Nicaila @sidehustlepro, Katrina @kmcgheecoaching

Check out SideHustlePro and Katrina McGhee

Sources: Good advice that our circumstances didn’t allow us to execute all that well.

Additional Sources:

Corporate America Hates Black Women

Yeah, I said it…..Corporate America Hates Black Women….really, it’s true.

Sources (Receipts…) for this episode: