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- S1E20 - Career Changers: From Accounting to Marketing AnalyticsEpisode Notes
Many people at some time in their life have thought about changing careers. In fact, in a 2019 Indeed survey, 65% of respondents who had not yet switched careers said that they either thought about or previously considered doing so.
Making a career switch happen in reality, however, is not always easy.In this episode, Zicklin Evening MBA student Adiel Schmidt shares her story of how she made a career switch from Accounting into Marketing Analytics, including:- How she landed in Accounting and then Marketing Analytics
- Zicklin classes that helped direct her interests
- How she focused on the transferrable skills that would help her switch careers
- Frustrations she faced in getting that first break
- Lessons she learned from it all
The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
21 min - S1E19 - Customer Success in TechEpisode Notes
What does someone in a Customer Success role do at a tech company?
Customer Success departments are on the rise, as tech companies look to take a more proactive approach to relationship and account management. Customer Success professionals are often the intermediary between sales and the customer, ensuring customer needs are continuously met by the company.
In this podcast, MBA alum Bobby Koch (MBA '20) speaks with a group of students about his role as a Customer Success Manager at Adobe, as well as other topics including:
- The importance of being customer-facing
- How building relationships is a key to success in life and work
- Empathy is the path to uncovering real problems
The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
0 min - S1E18 - Discussions on Blockchain with Art Malkov (BBA and MBA)
This episode features Zicklin BBA and MBA alum Art Malkov (https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalbrand/), Chief Digital Officer at BlockchainDriven. BlockchainDriven is a team of industry leading experts advising public and private companies, governments and nonprofits with blockchain implementations.
This episode was a live recording from June 24, 2020 with Art and students, speaking on:
- Blockchain 101 and non-crypto use cases
- Non-developer skill sets companies look for in roles that use Blockchain
- Career growth in roles that use Blockchain
Art's Bio: Art Malkov was one of the early pioneers of the blockchain digital space and has been working full time at BlockchainDriven since 2016. He is a founder of BlockchainNYC, largest blockchain community in NYC. Art is a digital advisor and mentor for Columbia-IBM blockchain accelerator companies. He was the managing director and visionary of BlockchainWeekend, a 50+ blockchain events initiative in collaboration with NYCEDC that took place this November 2019 in NYC. Art has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, New York Times, Huffington Post, Crain's New York, Bitcoinist and a range of other publications and conferences. "
The following is a list of resources discussed on the podcast:
www.BlockchainNYC.org is the largest blockchain group in NYC for knowledge-sharing, networking and community. The group is set up as a MeetUp.
2020 Project Management Blockchain Career Guide [In-depth Analysis]: https://www.blockdriven.com/blog/project-management-blockchain-career
Deloitte's 2020 Global Blockchain Survey: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/understanding-blockchain-potential/global-blockchain-survey.html
Art mentioned being an Advisor at Columbia - IBM Lab to Market Blockchain Accelerator, specifically working on Nirvana Labs (AI & Blockchain Solutions for the Healthcare Industry): https://nirvanalabs.org/
The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
1 hr 4 min - Everyone Is a Marketer (Even Accounting, Finance, HR People and etc.) with Jonathan Tesser (MBA ’08)
In this episode, Zicklin MBA alum Jonathan Tesser (MBA ’08), VP Research and Insights at NYC & Company, speaks with Justyn Makarewycz about one of Jonathan’s recent LinkedIn posts that everyone is a marketer (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonathan-tesser-a2a1852_humanfirst-marketing-activity-6663421401866792960-yQR3), even those who are or are aspiring to be accountants, financial leaders, HR professional or statisticians. Repeat: this episode is not only for those in or aspiring to be marketers.
Jonathan is an insights professional with over 15 years’ experience learning about people through data and insights. Topics discussed in the conversation include:
- No matter a person’s background or job, using marketing fundamentals such as knowing your audience, understanding what’s important to them, targeted communication, etc., will help you in career and life
- How being “other-focused” sets people apart
- “Outcome independence” can change a person’s perspective in very positive ways
Books mentioned in the podcast include
- How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
- To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink
The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
26 min - Building Credibility with James Blanco
In this episode, James Blanco, EVP and Head of Corporate Development for OneMain Financial, one of the nation’s largest consumer finance businesses, speaks with Justyn Makarewycz about building credibility at work and in personal relationships. Topics include:
- Listening as a way to be a more effective communicator
- Performing analysis to improve business judgements, rather than using them for their own sake
- How credibility is at the core of personal relationships
- Putting general career advice into practice
James and Justyn also briefly share how things are personally going for each of them while observing shelter-in-place.
Books mentioned in the podcast include
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
- Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avos)
- The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins
The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
29 min - Surviving Busy Season and Making the Most of Your Internship/First Year on the Job (Ottaviana De Ruvo, Withum)
In this episode, we chat with our first-ever return guest... Ottaviana De Ruvo from Withum! We talk about surviving busy season and making the most of your internship and first year on the job. Subtopics include:
- Seeking out mentors while interning and on the job
- Building your professional network at work for present and future relationships
- Feeling comfortable with asking questions to better perform on the job
- Using tactics to stay on task, including taking good notes
- Evaluating the company you're at to better understand if it's a good fit for you
- Converting from intern to full-time associate
- Being genuine when asking for feedback and seeking out new challenges
- Being a good team player to show your value-add and continue growing as a professional
Withum (https://www.withum.com/) is a nationally ranked public accounting firm providing advisory, tax and audit services to businesses and individuals on a local-to-global scale.
Episode hosted by Stefano from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsverdesoto/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
32 min - Thoughts on Career Transitions from a Recruiter (Madeleine Rumely, CPA, MSA '13)
In this episode, we chat with Madeleine Rumely (MSA '13) about career transitions and gain insights from her new role as a recruiter. Subtopics include:
- Being strategic about the CPA exam
- Making decisions around industries and specific groups for work
- Importance of on-campus recruiting (OCR) and non-OCR job searches
- Staying motivated during challenging job searches and finding alternate ways in
- How to think through and approach a possible career change
- Understanding how your job search is unique to you
- Making career decisions based on long-term goals, paths, and wants
- Building connections while in school and beyond in your career
Episode hosted by Stefano from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsverdesoto/). To connect with Madeleine, connect with her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-rumely-cpa-087b043/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
36 min - Succeeding as an International Student (Eileen Marray, MS '18)
As you're starting the new year and thinking ahead, you can make great strides in your career this year. In this episode, Eileen Marray (MS Finance '18) shares her story as an international student who didn't have any professional experience in the United States. In a matter of a few months, Eileen was able to gain focus and land an internship in her field, which combined with relevant skills she gained as a student, led to other internships and a full-time role at a big bank.
Episode hosted by Tanuja from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanujaramchal/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
25 min - From "Not Invited" to "Invited," All While Making a Career Change! (Nina Potepan, MSA '21)
In this episode, we chat with Nina Potepan (MSA '21) about making a career change and learning from an "unsuccessful" job/internship search to succeed in the next. Subtopics include:
- Working through a career change and becoming a good storyteller
- Standing out as a candidate when you do not have direct experience
- Staying motivated and growing from an "unsuccessful" recruitment season
- Understanding the difference between interviews with recruiters and hiring managers
- Asking smart and relevant questions during interviews
- Using interviews that don't work out as lessons learned for the next opportunity
Episode hosted by Stefano from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsverdesoto/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
55 min - Not Fearing the Pivot - Giving Yourself Flexibility in Getting to Your Goals (Maribel Lara, MBA ’09)
In this episode, Maribel Lara (MBA ’09), Senior Vice President and Head of Consulting at The Sasha Group, A VaynerX Company, speaks about what she calls “the pivot” that people can experience in their lives.* Students can put a lot of pressure on themselves about their first job out of their graduate program. When there’s that much pressure, it can oftentimes increase the chances of being disappointed.
Maribel talks about how she focused on the things she enjoyed working on, the things she wanted to learn and the work culture she wanted to guide her in her search.
Episode hosted by Justyn from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!
- A pivot is a basketball term where a player keeps one foot in place while moving the other to be able to stop dribbling the ball so that the player can re-position.
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The GCMC Podcast gets off-the-record thoughts and perspectives from hiring managers and students who have unique perspectives to share about careers and life.