Lifelong Learning
Learning does not stop after you graduate. In fact, lifelong learning is important for an individual’s competitiveness. Once you start working, you will find new ways to learn new skills in order to thrive at your job.
Professional Experience versus Formal Education - Listen to Mandi Goodwill, IT Manager at Erie Insurance, talk about how her professional experience enabled her to rise to her current position. She also talks about the differences between professional experience and formal education.
Learning on the Job and Career Advancement - Listen to Ann Scott, Community Outreach Manager at Erie Insurance Group, talk about career advancement. She gives tips and advice to recent hires. Her tips include: to know what you have to do in your role, believe in the company and their mission and values, and do your job. She also suggests to be responsible, on time, get involved, learn to fix mistakes, and be patient.
Build Strong Work Ethics - Listen to Kate Becker, Behrend alumnus in Marketing and International Business and Senior Campaign Developer at ApexDrop. She discusses her roles and responsibilities at ApexDrop. She also discusses the importance of having strong work ethics and how it will impact your career. She gives tips on how to work on this specific skills as a student.
Taking the CPA after Graduating - Meilyng Gonzalez Adams is an Accounting and International Business 2014 grad. She talks about taking the CPA exam after she had already graduated and started a job at PwC, so she could become a public accountant.
Lifelong Learning and Professional Success - Joshua Trey Miller discusses his journey from graduating at Penn State Behrend to becoming the Chief Financial Officer at LifePoint Health in Portland, Oregon. He talks about how accounting found him, and the importance of taking calculated risks throughout his career. Josh explains how obtaining an accounting degree can help anyone interested in working business. Working in the Medical Industry - Listen to Lyndsay Ackman, Behrend Marketing Graduate from Penn State Behrend and Associate Product Manager at LivaNova. LivaNova is a company that develops life support devices. In this podcast, you will learn about the duties and responsibilities of a product manager.
Overcoming Challenges to Reach your Goals - Listen to Chris Mamakos, Operations Manager at Verizon, discuss what motivates him to do the job he does. From Loading Trucks to Corporate Management - Listen to Chris Siragusa from FedEx Ground discuss his education and career path within FedEx. He defines success and talks about the importance of taking risks and taking opportunities. Learning from the Bottom Up - Listen to Geremy Andreaco, who currently works for the Wilson Group, talk about his career path. He discusses his roles and responsibilities. He emphasizes the importance of seizing opportunities and defines what success means for him. NFL Player Becomes Communication Outreach Manager - Listen to Dorin Dickerson, Community Outreach Manager at Mascaro Construction, talk about his roles and responsibilities and the impact his work has on the community. He talks about his career path and how he went from being an NFL player to working for Mascaro Construction. He discusses leadership and what it means to become a good leader and the importance of working well with people. 
A Major to Achieve your Professional Goals - Listen to Karen Hobaugh, Penn State Behrend Accounting alumna, discuss how she picked accounting as a business major, when her professional goal was to open a small business.
PA Standards:
- Career Awareness and Preparation
- Relate careers to individual interests, abilities, and aptitudes.
- Evaluate school-based opportunities for career preparation.
Time: 3 minutes
