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Take a year and do something fun!
My advice to you is to call and email as many people as you know who work in the industry you want to pursue. Ask for informational interviews and some of them will give them to you. Ask each person to give you the names of at least two people you can call using their name as a reference for another information interview. It's not always just about what you know these days, but who you know and who they know.
Carry the Mustang family, memories and spirit with you through the years. Stay positive even though there will be peaks and valleys in your lifetime. Keep your eye on the prize and be thankful for each daily miracle.
Make an effort to stay connected to your SMU buddies, whether it's through a Google email group or IM, by phone or email or Facebook. You won't want to miss out on the great things your friends are doing, and they won't want to miss anything in your life either.
And make sure you keep in touch with your favorite professors and staff - you never know when you will need a reference for a job or grad school.
Leave the US for a year!! Every Aussie, Brit, Kiwi, German and Swede takes a year off and travels around the world! And, The world can be quite cheap outside western-developed countries, even with the collapsing USD.
I doubt we would be in the wars we are in, if the current President had traveled. It may have openned - even his mind. (His first trip to contintental Europe was in March of 2000, 60 days after his inaguration!!)
It will give you insight, understanding and compassion for other cultures!
Gute Reise
Bon voyage
Goede reis
ويسافر حسن
良い旅
Prepare..Prepare...Get Prepared...I thought that getting a job and doing what I want would be fun and enjoyable...partially true..but not all..just b/c I was not prepared enough..competing people from other schools was not that easy as I thought..now I am thinking that I should've more prepared...and I am trying to do it every single night after work.
I hope that everyone from SMU will be prepared well and do your things when comes out to the real world. Good luck!
Do what you love, and you will love what you do. Always be proud of your accomplishments, but be humble. There are a lot of sharks out there. Remember that you don't know everything and be open to learning about new cultures. The marketplace is becoming more and more international by the minute. Always explore your options.
First of all Congratulations Class of 2008!
Stay open to new ideas
Keep Learning
Stay and Be informed
Have a positive attitude
Be nice to everyone!
take what you have learnt and make a difference in the corporate world and beyond!
dp
First of all Congratulations Class of 2008!
Stay open to new ideas
Keep Learning
Stay and Be informed
Have a positive attitude
Be nice to everyone!
take what you have learnt and make a difference in the corporate world and beyond!
dp
Remember the GOLDEN RULE--Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Whatever you do, don't start working right away! Take some time off and travel. See the world. The corporate world isn't going anywhere -- it will still be there when you get back, and you'll have an "international perspective" angle to add to your resume.
This is it, kiddies. There won't be another time like this in your life. You're single and healthy, with very few obligations and responsibilities. This is the only time of your life you'll be comfortable staying in hostels, riding on third-world buses, and other fun stuff like that. Take advantage and get the hell out there on the road.
Still not convinced? OK, think of it this way. Do you really think when you're 50 years old you're going to say "gee, if only I hadn't taken a year to travel the world when I was 23, my life would have turned out so much better." ? Of course not. In fact, it's more likely you would be slogging through the years of kids, soul-crushing mortgages and unending work, thinking "well, I should have taken that year off, because I sure as hell can't do it now."
Lastly, think of your health. I am 46. I have had cancer twice and I have a defibrillator implanted in my chest because my heart is shot from radiation treatment for the cancer. I'm not doing much traveling anytime soon. So don't make plans to do it "when you're older." You may draw some bad health cards later in life.
Lucky for me though, I DID travel -- I backpacked for about a year through Indonesia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Nepal and parts of Europe. I don't regret one second of it, and neither will you. Go! Go! Go!
Take some time to figure out what makes you tick. Now is a perfect time in your life to do something meaningful. Join a nonprofit organization or travel.
"The Grind" will always be there waiting for you.
Find a job that you love! It may take many steps to get there, but it will make all the difference!
Class of 2008 (including my daughter Katy),
Never, EVER, stop learning as you go through your life. It will bring you joy, keep you young, and no one will ever be able to take that knowledge away from you. Remember SMU with fondness, and as you move forward in life, rejoice in every day you have! Congratulations!
Follow your heart--YOUR heart--not necessarily someone else's. Consider doing more than world travelling. LIVE in another country for a few years. Life is not always predictable and yes, it can be short, but there's a lot to see and do and these days you can work, or study, at ANY age. Career track is a myth--even in academia! Leave your ego behind, replace it with empathy and ethics-- play hard, work hard, and you'll do just fine.
don't leave. the real world is miserable.
Find something you love to do and the $$ will follow. Or, if the $$ doesnt follow then you are doing something you love to do...which puts you ahead of the game.....
I would advise to take time to be young, do something fun, travel, see the world, and experience as much as you can before you are tied down with family, job, etc.
Remember that your degree doesn't provide you any guarantees, you will have to start small, work hard and long - for more years than you think! But it is worth it and you will look back and love your years on the Hilltop.
It is ALL about the relationships.
People judge you by the truefulness of your word. Be trueful in all things, great and small. Talk to the CEO and the janitor with the same respect. Both get out of bed one leg at a time.It worked for me until I retired.
In 2 careers, one as a military officer and one in IT I faced many decisions. The ones that influenced my careers the most were always forks in the road. The choices were, follow the crowd or take the road less traveled. It was often the later I chose and never did I regret. But if you chose the road less traveled then be the smartest one on the road and prepare for a sometimes lonely journey.
Two more and put these in your hip pocket so you can refer to them often: Good don’t come cheap and cheap don’t come good! There is no free lunch!
Godspeed...
I doubt most of you will pay any attention to my words but I'd suggest that you find out as much as you can about the true state of affairs in our corporate-monopoly dominated world. My late mom, still the youngest "first lady of Texas" to date, graduated SMU in 1927, I graduated in 1960 & didn't learn about most of the propaganda subscribed to by a reactionary student body 'til I dropped out of law school & got a job playing piano & singing in a Washington, DC night club, 4 blocks from the Marine Barracks where JFK's "Honor Guard" was "stabled." Pursue true humanitarian causes, not fictitious money-grubbing jobs. Peace & love to all of you! Sam Houston Allred
Think independently and forget most of the liberal propaganda that you have been exposed to during your formal education.
The main thing college taught you was to learn how to learn. As you get into the corporate world you will never lack the ability to continue to grow and expand your knowledge. There is only so much you can learn in the classroom.
Honorable
Class of 2008?
Always try to define your vision, and foster your character to achieve your desire objective. Never be too greedy, too timid or to blind about it. Share your dreams with your family,friends and loved ones,and sustain your goals to your self. But remember think to do something extra for the other one,
The Best of Luck,
Mexico,City
Mr.Carlos Romo Toriello
American Chamber of Commerce
U.S./Mexico
its a cold cruel world out there dont go. you have it better at smu dan mccauley dds
You have earned a degree from one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. Be proud of your professors who made you think and evaluate. Be thankful the leadership of the University has made it possible for you to have lived in state of the art dormitories, classrooms, technology needs. The campus is so beautiful. Put a sticker on your car to let everyone know you are an SMU grad. Thank the "little people" that were kind to you during your time at SMU - the cafeteria workers, the financial aid folks, the registrar and your advisor. They kept you going. And truly appreciate your parents, family and significant people in your life that paid the tuition bills for you to attend such a wonderful school. There have been many sacrifices. Now go out in the world and be productive and kind and loving and generous. We will be proud of you.
For the job hunt: 1) Forget about money for right now. Focus on skills growth and enjoyment. This is a bigger transition than you think. You can sleep through an 8:00 am class, but not an 8:00 am client meeting. 2) Talk to all of your parents friends and ask them to set up informational interviews with all of the different people in their address books. In time this will lead you to something that will excite you. More people than you know will want to help you. They will start recommending you to other people. 99% of the people in the corporate have been exactly where you are and remember what it was like.
For life: You have the next 40 years to make your fortune. For the next several months do something just for you. This blog has mentioned travel frequently, great idea. You have this limited amount of time where you don't have to compromise or seek accomodation with/for others. Go have some fun.
Ten years from now, you'll think SMU who? Go forth and prosper....and, be kind.
It's all ball bearings these days.
STAY AT SMU!!!
Use sunscreen!
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Use integrity, common sense, good humor and truth as measuring sticks for the characters you will encounter and the decisions you must make along life's journey. At the end, be able to say, "This is the best I can do for the time I'm willing to invest" and be proud of your effort. Leave the world a better place for your having occupied it, used its resources and returned its blessings.
-- SMU '68
What a wonderful life most of you have had so far to be able to attend a university like SMU. You have made wonderful friends and hopefully learned things that will guide you through life. If you can afford to travel for a year, do it! If have a family business or a trust fund, manage it well. But for some of you, the decisions you make will shape the future. With that said...you do not have to make a million or find a dream job today. Make your life a journey....
Put God first.
1) Never stop learning!
2) Never accept a job you do not intend to stay at for at least one year.
3) Never burn a bridge- it's a small world out there and internet lives forever.
You have your entire life to do something ordinary. Take this time in your life to try doing something extraordinary. Sure, you have student loans, rent, etc. . . Don't worry about it.
The recurring theme from other "old folks" on this board is that success will come to those of us smart enough to grab it. Time, however, is something you never get back. Youth, not to different from time, is difficult to regain once lost.
You're a smart kid, and you'll make enough money later to pay back your debts today. Just make sure you spend your time (and money) wisely.
Do not go to law school!!
It is like Morgan told Jack , first you must find your own happiness, then you must bring happiness to others...
Keep it lean and uncomplicated. Fight the trap of materialism, it will not serve you or the world well. How many pairs of shoes and flat screen tv's do you really need? Read and think for yourself, or the corporate owned media machine will for you. Walk in someone else's shoes. Frame your agenda early, but implement the details later. Leave the space you occupy better than you found it. Think about someone else, other than yourself. Think twice, act once. Believe it destiny, you have a purpose. Life is short, get out there. Get a dog, you will be a better human for it. Go to graduate school, you won't do it later. Eat resaonably and stay fit, the world is tired of caring for couch potatoes. Walk the dog I told you to get. You have the choice to be nice or mean. If you don't elect independence, you are a dependant by default. There are actually other political systems in the world that work. Work for a living if you have to, but don't live to work. No one that is dying has ever said, "gee, I sure wish I would have workded more during my life". The grass in your back yard is very green, if you want it to be. Nuff said.
If you decide to get married - do it for money first.....and love second!!! And support your Mustang athletic teams!!!
Don't think you have to have it all figured out in the next 5 minutes. Do something that interests you, and don't worry if that's going to be your "career path." You'll do well if you love your work!
When you start to work, never compromise your integrity, don't ever think the most menial task at work is beneath you (it's about integrity, not status), always do your best, and be thankful for the job even if it is just a stepping stone or stop-gap necessity. God will have something fulfilling and perfect for you in the future.