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Have you tried to turn your passion into a career? Did you land an interview but they told you someone else was selected because their experience was better suited for the role? Don’t worry, I have a solution! Even though I have a masters degree in mechanical engineering, I absolutely...
Have you tried to turn your passion into a career? Did you land an interview but they told you someone else was selected because their experience was better suited for the role? Don’t worry, I have a solution! Even though I have a masters degree in mechanical engineering, I absolutely love recruiting and developing student programs! It's become my passion. Since I’m unable to gain experience with my full-time role, I’ve managed to find volunteer opportunities at work and create a passion project on the side to enhance my experience and skill set. When you aren’t given the opportunity... create one yourself!
In this chat, I want you to walk away with:
Calicia Johnson is a Strategy and Development Manager at Chevron, where she also volunteers to serve as the Engineering Recruiting Team Lead for various universities and diversity conferences. She is the founder of Student Career Studio, a nonprofit organization designed to be a one stop shop for students to have access to scholarships, internships and leadership opportunities.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Calicia received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida A&M University and her Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University.
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Is there a downside to creating a blog documenting your journey to a new passion career?
What is the best way to make my previous experience add to the new career trajectory that I want to?
Looking forward to learning from your experience, thank you.
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Can you provide some tips on how you successfully balance your time with Chevron and at Student Career Studio?
Should you be mindful of companies you would like to work for when you start working on your passion projects?
Are personal projects sufficient to showcase skills and experience or do they also require some form of external backing (e.g. recommendation, endorsment..)
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What are some examples of passion projects?
How do you know, or find, your passion, not just something that ends up being a phase or fad?
What are some tips for making a passion project as close to a "real" (work-based) project as possible?
What are the most marketable skills for the Phoenix metropolitan area? I currently work in legal and looking to diversify to IT. Have a B.A. Thank you.
What are some of your favorite stories and examples of people whose passion projects grew into paying projects?
In what ways have to found most useful in supporting the growth and balance of working on passion projects while maintaining your 9 to 5?
How do you build experience?
How to prepare yourself as a black woman when going into a white male-dominated industry such as technology?
How do we create these in a company that values set rules and only projects coming from leadership
How do you represent these passion projects on your resume?
What is the biggest barrier you have dealt with balancing role & passion?
How do I brand passion projects on my resume?
How do you find that passion project?
How to find time to work on passion project when drained from work?
How do you connect with your passion or professional sweet spot?
I have so many passion projects I would love to start but have so little time as a busy student. How do you make time for your passion projects, and make them a priority?
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