823 Advizers
Jack
Director (LCDR, SC, USN)
US Navy
St. John’s College, Annapolis
UCLA Anderson School of Management

UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Leadership Development
Career Exploration
Government Service
1:34
"I did several internships while I was there, uh, mostly because I didn't have a fundamental thing I liked doing at the time."
Q2Main responsibilities
Teamwork
Leadership
Communication
1:00
"We liaison with the leadership throughout the entire enterprise."
Q3Day in the life
Leadership
Project Management
Teamwork
1:34
"I've served in two units where...requires a lot of balancing demands and running various complex and dynamic operations."
Q4Most important skills - role
Integrity
Resilience
Determination
1:19
"Determination and a willingness to overcome difficult challenges, including resilience"
Q5Favorite parts - role
Leadership Development
Career Progression
Mentorship
1:02
"the opportunity to, uh, to lead and to develop future leaders"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Communication
Leadership
Project Management
0:40
"Another issue is pushing leadership to be on task and stay on task."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Leadership Roles
Global Exposure
Travel Opportunities
1:03
"The thing I've enjoyed most is just the opportunity to have gone places in the world and to have seen things that most people will never get to see or experience."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Leadership
Career Paths
Military Service
1:42
"They achieve, oftentimes achieve, uh, very, very high positions in the organizations that they're in. Whether it be the Navy, army or Marines. And, uh, oftentimes they don't have a family or if they do, they form a family very, very late in life."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Leadership
Military Career
Career Development
1:46
"maybe get a little bit more insight from somebody who could mentor me in understanding how dynamic things can change when it comes to a career path."
Q10Entry-level positions
Community Service
Leadership
Military Service
1:51
"They want people who have engaged with their community, in addition to having relatively high marks in their degrees, and general interest in service."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Leadership
Learning Agility
Humility
1:16
"Having the ability to apply new things. But oftentimes if you can't learn them in the first place, you can't apply them."
Q12College ideas for success
Adaptability
Critical Thinking
Learning Agility
1:36
"In undergrad, I developed a very healthy sense of how to learn and think, and developed critical thinking skills that enabled me to be a generalist."