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Stella

Marketing Specialist

Fortune 500 Technology Company

UC Santa Barbara

Stella has over 2 years of experience in event planning, change management, and project management across industries including technology, hospitality, and telecommunications.
Technology
Communication and Marketing
Communications
Pell Grant Recipient
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School

Q1Career path

Experiential Marketing

Event Planning

Career Pivoting

3:17

"I found something that came easily to me and that I was passionate about and I thought, okay, that sounds like something I should keep pursuing."

Q2Main responsibilities

Teamwork

Strategic Planning

Project Management

2:58

"your title can be one thing and then what you actually do in your role can be very different"

Q3Day in the life

Communication

Project Management

Teamwork

2:52

"every day is really different"

Q4Most important skills - role

Graphic Design

Project Management

Communication

2:47

"emotional intelligence and just empathy and being able to read a room, especially like a virtual room, is huge because when you are working with a bunch of different people, especially on a global team, being able to show up with and give people grace and be empathetic and read a room and do what you need to do to adjust the way that you communicate is huge."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Communication

Travel

Teamwork

1:43

"Being able to connect with my team and make a small difference in their day-to-day work life...bringing that element of humanity to work"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Imposter Syndrome

Leadership

2:06

"What I always tell myself is just like, you're here for a reason and your voice matters and your perspective matters."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Adaptability

Technology

Constant Learning

1:32

"There's constantly new skills that you should be learning...There's always stuff to learn."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Boundary Setting

Stress Management

Self-Motivation

1:51

"People who thrive are self-starters, for sure. People who can kind of identify what needs to be done and just like take the initiative and go for it."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Exploration

Job Search

Company Culture

2:35

"the company culture is such an important part of your like, day-to-day experience on the job"

Q10Entry-level positions

Marketing Careers

Entry-Level Jobs

Job Search Strategies

1:25

"The specialist title is what you wanna look for. Specialist usually means entry level."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Communication

First Impressions

Networking

1:57

"First impressions are huge and first impressions count."

Q12College ideas for success

Internships

Networking

Leadership

2:47

"really searching far and wide for internships and any kind of experience that I could add to my resume"