On today’s episode, Mandy Sugrue, Communications Manager, Health at Facebook joins me to share her career journey - one that started with her struggling a bit as a high school student, to trying a variety of different paths - from wanting to become an actress to a social worker, ultimately ending up in communications.
Mandy embodies trying different things to figure out what you truly enjoy and want to do. She also shares a story of pursuing graduate school because she trusted her gut, and it opened new doors for her she couldn’t have pictured before.
We cover a lot of topics in this episode, including:
- Mandy’s story of how she got to Facebook - despite being very hirable, she had to deal with some rejection in the process and a past connection helped her get a foot in the door w/ Facebook
- A day in the life for Mandy and what her role is like
- A unique way of networking that can help you today
- How to identify companies you want to work for and how to get in touch with the right people
- Recognizing when you’re climbing the wrong career ladder, how to get off it and move to another one
- How trusting your gut for things that seem fun and curious can open new doors you never could have dreamt up
- Self-assessments are critical - how to do them and how they help you make decisions
- You can create connections with people anytime, anywhere - Mandy did it while working as a cocktail server
- How working in school makes all the difference
- You’re always making impressions, good or bad
- Some tips if you’re working in hospitality to take action and do some marketing work or other work beyond your responsibilities
