1. What Do I Do Now That I’m
No Longer in School?
Marissa Marin, ORDP Analyst
Jenny Stevens, Principal Engineer
Kim Worsham, Associate Director
Society of Women Engineers, WE14
October 25th, 2014
3. What to Expect When Starting Your Career
Work is results driven not
grade driven
Different priorities among
co-workers
Soft skills as important as
technical skills
4. Making the Most of Your First Job
The Power of Listening
and Speaking Up
You’ve Graduated But
Still Have a Lot to Learn
There Are Many Ideal Jobs
5. Changes to Be Successful at Work
Focus on Your Strengths
Take Risks, Be Bold
Be a Life Long Learner
7. The Presenters
Marissa Marin is a young professional in her second year of a rotational program, where she rotates
through diverse business, quality, and technical positions within operations at Genentech. She was
actively involved in her collegiate SWE section throughout her time at Colorado School of Mines, and
continues to be passionate about enabling women to be successful in science and engineering roles
in industry. Marissa holds a BS degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Colorado
School of Mines.
Jenny Stevens is a seasoned professional, CQE, CMQ/OE, and CPIP. She has 21+ years of diverse
experience in large- and small-scale biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, and chemical
manufacturing. Jenny holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Alabama
and is currently a Principal Engineer for Genentech.
Kim Worsham is an Associate Director of Operational Excellence in Roche's Biologics Drug Product
manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, OR. She is leader and participant in Genentech's Women
Professional (GWP) group. Additionally, she is an active college recruiter of women engineers to
Roche.
Notes de l'éditeur
Introductions of ourselves – all three of us will do a 20 sec introduction of ourselves.
Littlespeakeasy.com
Priorities: http://sr.photos3.fotosearch.com/bthumb/CSP/CSP990/k11286617.jpg
Looking back, what was most helpful in successfully transitioning from college to a full-time job? What did you find to be challenging?
Soft skills (you learned more than technical skills in college), results driven not receiving a grade, contribute to mission and success of a company (our mission is all about the patients), you will have to continue learning and start at the bottom again.
Listening:
Don’t be afraid to speak up
Courage, passion, and leadership
You don’t know as much as you think you do:
Finding experienced mentors, okay to ask questions, mistakes are okay and expected
There is not just one ideal job:
Every experience, assignment, training builds knowledge base
Change Just Ahead: www.careerealism.com
You will Make Mistakes: advice.careerbuilder.com
Not One Ideal Job: college.usatoday.com
New Job: www.lifehacker.com.au
Listening: jackson-consulting.com
•Focus on your Strengths - Anchor on what you know and do well
•Take Risks / Be Bold – Projects, positions, etc.
•Aspire to be (life long learner)… with passion and energy always
being true to yourself
Fish: rebeccabalesilluminations.blogspot.com
Strengths: awcny.com
Learner: blogs.adobe.com