by Grace Lee “Opportunity optimization!” is one of Mr. Foran’s favorite things to say in DCI meetings, especially when a guest speaker comes to visit. In today’s increasingly competitive modern society, those words could not be more important to remember. Everyone has a skillset they believe is worthy of a job, but not as many people know how to make that clear. Landing a job or securing an internship isn’t as simple as stacking up your resume and looking great on paper. For better or for worse, there’s a good chance that there are many, many applicants with similar, outstanding qualifications and experience. However, there are more important qualities that may not translate as well onto paper: proactivity, passion, and ideas. How, then, does one get these aspects of themselves across to their potential employer or mentor? One common theme that spans across DCI’s many guest speaker sessions is putting yourself out there. This comes in many forms, whether it's by cold emailing, offering your time and work, or even just telling all your friends and family about your goals and ideas. Converting your ideas and passion into conversation form makes it easier for the reader or listener to understand, and also humanizes you and gives you a personality, as opposed to confining you to an 8.5x11 piece of paper. This may be daunting at first; possibilities of rejection, being perceived as overly ambitious, and failure are not things that are easily dealt with. But these things are obstacles that most of us will face while trying to advance in our careers. And in the end, just one acceptance, one successful email, could be the start of a new journey.
Another thing that DCI’s directors, Mr. Foran and Ms. Nuuvali, often mention is networking. As such, DCI interns are required to create LinkedIn accounts in an effort to kickstart the learning process of networking. It isn’t limited to just online means, though. If you’re at a meeting or event of some sort, and you see someone you find interesting or someone you think could provide you with insight, go for it and just talk to them. You never know who that person could be. On the annual USC Annenberg Day, DCI alumnus Travis Chen happened to speak with the dean of Annenberg and got to know her, which in part led to his acceptance at that school. In this way, Travis was able to set himself apart from the massive pool of USC applicants by putting a face to his name, and helping the dean of USC Annenberg see him as a real person. Though chances like these don’t come up often, it’s still important to practice and continue to make yourself known. You never know who they might know. At the core of all these things in opportunity optimization. Especially with so much new technology, it's easier than ever to search out opportunities, and then to take advantage of them. But it’s important to remember that not all opportunities are meant to be successes, so do not let yourself get discouraged; the ones who push through and persevere are the ones who succeed.
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