{"id":2127,"date":"2024-12-02T14:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2024-12-02T14:44:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:44:20","slug":"the-woes-and-pros-of-entering-the-workforce-making-it-with-maggie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/digitalcorps\/2024\/12\/02\/the-woes-and-pros-of-entering-the-workforce-making-it-with-maggie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Woes and Pros of Entering the Workforce: Making it With Maggie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CB6A4022-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Graduating student in cap and gown smiles excitedly at the camera walking up to receive his diploma.\" class=\"wp-image-2128\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video Team Specialist Dylan Gabbard on graduation day 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you entering the workforce? If so, some of your <strong><em>many<\/em><\/strong> thoughts may be:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Will I find a job?&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Am I okay with moving? Well, where to? How far?<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>What about compensation? And the other benefits?&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>How is the workplace environment? Am I a cultural fit?&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>And their diversity and DEI (Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion) Efforts?&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the end of the semester\/school year rolls around, graduates everywhere are worrying about the next step of their lives after commencement day. Wondering what life has in store for them and wondering how they are going to adjust to post-graduate life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s job hunt can be stressful to say the least. But after speaking with some of the newest Digital Corps staff members, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Getting the Job<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where it all starts. The first job is where you enter into the workforce and it gives you the first impression of the rest of your career. But no pressure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, how do you get the first job? What are the steps? Well, everyone you ask will tell you a different story.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They will tell you how they got their first job from a previous opportunity or internship. Or how they applied to 500 different opportunities, and they chose the first offer they were given. Almost always they will tell you how their path was \u201cnot traditional.\u201d And that is the truth of it all. Every path is different and \u201cnot traditional.\u201d Because in today\u2019s job search there is no tradition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To give some ideas of what today\u2019s job market looks like let\u2019s hear from Digital Corps Communication Team Lead Maggie Lewis.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-16-at-2.36.14-PM-edited-1019x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1749\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maggie&#8217;s Digital Corps Headshot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Maggie\u2019s Journey<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout her career at Ball State, Maggie was always on the go. From being a member of the Communication Team at the Corps, holding various internships, coaching soccer at Muncie Central, and playing soccer on a team of her own, sitting still was never part of Maggie\u2019s routine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when it came to graduation and finding her first job outside of college, it only made sense Maggie had things lined up and ready to go before her cap n\u2019 gown was sent to her door. Throughout her senior year, she worked part-time with an agency in Indianapolis, and by the time she started the job hunt she was offered a full-time position with said agency.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI didn&#8217;t really have the stress of applying for jobs while I was in my final semester, which is really nice,\u201d Maggie noted. \u201cBut I&#8217;m a very paranoid person and, like, in the back of my head, I&#8217;m asking myself, well, what happens if something falls through or, you know, I want to have a backup plan. So, I did apply for other jobs.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While casually applying for other jobs, this is the first time Maggie realized the difficulty of finding the perfect fit. While most of the places she was applying for were pretty competitive like LEGO or NASA, she wasn\u2019t finding many places that were interested in interviewing her.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quickly, Maggie realized that part of the reason companies may not have been reaching out was because of her non-specific background. She was interested in and wanted to pursue a combination of her major both in written and visual storytelling, but many employers found it hard to bring on someone who didn\u2019t have a specific specialty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was in a weird situation where I wasn&#8217;t sure if I wanted to do graphic design or writing because my degree was in both,\u201d she elaborated. \u201cSo, I applied to a lot of both. But they [employers] didn&#8217;t like that my degree wasn&#8217;t fully in just one. So, I got rejected from everything I applied to.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Maggie didn\u2019t let these rejections hold her back, as she still had the job offer in Indianapolis. Thus began Maggie\u2019s transition from school to post-grad agency life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many say, this transition is a difficult one. Not only are you learning how to survive without the pressures of school on your back, but also you are entering into a completely different schedule with different deadlines, responsibilities, and time management qualifications. Maggie attests to this saying the transition into the 9-5 was hard on her and she understands the fear that college grads have.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0092-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201759\/IMG_0092-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201759\/IMG_0092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201759\/IMG_0092-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201759\/IMG_0092-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201759\/IMG_0092-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maggie right after an injury playing soccer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEntering the workforce, the 9 to 5 just sitting eight hours a day and typing on my computer, writing things was horrible. It was exhausting and I just, I felt so gross for at least the first I&#8217;d say a month, month and a half just, and I had a headache every day at the end of the day, I just felt like I had done nothing. Like I just, my body felt achy. So that was for me, the biggest adjustment was going from, you know, part time jobs and doing a bunch of different little things and making that into like an eight-hour day.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After only a couple of months at her gig in Indy, Maggie started feeling the weight of this transition and spotting the red flags in her new place of work. With toxic fights, heavy workloads, and empty promises, she knew it was time to look for the next thing for her and her career.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, it was back to the drawing board! She applied for different jobs looking for anything in the Communication field and (with some good old-fashioned luck) the Digital Corps was hiring. Maggie always wanted a permanent team lead for the Communication Team at the Corps and when she saw there was a possibility to develop that position at the Corps, she jumped on it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flash forward a couple of years and Maggie has transformed and taken advantage of her position and with the flexibility the Corps offers, she can work part-time marketing and coaching gigs to give her some spontaneity and take away from the lack luster 9-5 feeling she had before. With her unique experience and honest takes Maggie has a lot of advice to offer to graduating students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insights and Lessons from Maggie<\/strong><strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You cannot plan everything.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, I am the type of person that has an idealized plan in my head of how I want my life to be. So, I would tell myself and other grads that the first job is not going to be <em>the<\/em> job. And I think that&#8217;s important. Getting the first job is arguably the hardest thing and it, it probably most likely is going to suck and you&#8217;re not going to stay there forever.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use your first job to your advantage.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Make the most of it and learn as much as you can, so that way you can find a better job. I just went to work with a really bad attitude. I was like, \u2018I have to work 40 hours a week. I&#8217;m doing the same stuff every day.\u2019 Overall, just negative. So, I would have also told myself to be more positive about it and it probably would have made it less miserable to just be in like the 9 to 5 grind because I mean, it&#8217;s tough and it takes a while to get used to. So having a better attitude and learning as much as you can and just understanding that it&#8217;s probably not going to be where you are forever, just make the most of it while you&#8217;re there to prep you for the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do the research.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say do the research. That&#8217;s something I did not do. You know, look at GlassDoor, look at social media, look at who this company is working with and what they do. You know, you really want to feel like it&#8217;s somewhere you would be happy. I think the best way to do that is by trusting the people who work there. It&#8217;s pretty popular to message people like, \u2018hey, like, tell me about what you do and if you like your job\u2019 but nobody&#8217;s going to tell you they hate it because that will come back to bite you, especially if their company tracks what they&#8217;re doing, so Glassdoor is huge.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Job Offers to Your Advantage.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t always have to take the first offer but use that first offer to your advantage when other companies are interviewing with you or whatever it may be and really just trust your gut like if something feels off.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201808\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201808\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201808\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201808\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/12\/14201808\/C6773339-090B-4BEF-A00C-FE6617289B89.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maggie posing for a picture in front of the bell tower celebrating graduation. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It\u2019s Your Turn<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have taken the time to read through this portion of <em>The Woes and Pros of Entering the Workforce<\/em> it is most likely that you yourself are entering the workforce as well. This is not a little task, and it is not going to be an easy one either.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reading this blog, remember to know your worth, take initiative with your prospects and don\u2019t be afraid to take a step back and evaluate where you are. You are on your own timeline, and you can and should do whatever it is that makes you happy and keeps you afloat.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Maggie\u2019s advice and some new knowledge on the \u201cnontraditional careers path,\u201d take your time and truly find what is best for you. Only live your own path, don\u2019t live through the path of someone else.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you entering the workforce? If so, some of your many thoughts may be:&nbsp;&nbsp; As the end of the semester\/school year rolls around, graduates everywhere are worrying about the next step of their lives after commencement day. 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