Finding an Internship that satisfies the requirements of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Business Administration program is not a tough task, but as a "classic overachiever" it is not so easy. It has been such a long and grueling search that today I received feedback from a company today that I don't ever recall contacting. For a quick second I thought maybe at this point I was being recruited (wouldn't that be nice) but not the case. Long story short I had been recommended to them by someone within my network, but turns out it was a legitimate "internship" which is a fun way of saying "unpaid." the other catch to this internship was that it was a six-month internship. I'm not sure who in their right mind can afford to work a 6-month unpaid internship coming off of a long line of school bills from a full 4+years.
Several months ago I would have jumped at any offers I received out of pure oblivion of the fact that this is such a pivotal step in my life-long career. It is important to get an internship where I can take the necessary steps to being ready for the real-world. This is why I have made the decision to go off on my own, I want to learn every single one of the necessary skills that I would need in the job world, rather than be too focused on a single area.
In May I will set sail on my own journey in to the world of Entrepreneurial Marketing in the area of SEO and SMO. Schrupp Creative Services, LLC was one of my topics of discussion in my last post, so I will try to not be to backtrack or be repetitive for the sanity of my audience (which apparently is actually a few people if the profile view counter is correct).
I have numerous theories in the worlds of SMO and SEO and I have seen first-hand the effects that it can have on a business, which gives me hope for the future. I will be on my own this summer for the most part, but I have to give a shout out to my best-friend and business partner Matt Graves, Jr. Matt is a full-time graphic artist for Southern Graphics out of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and let me be the first to tell you that he is the BEST IN THE BUSINESS. I am such a graphic art snob due to the never ending top-class work that Matt comes up with on a daily basis. Graphic Art was something I knew nothing about just a couple short years ago, so I owe Matt for teaching me everything I know. Matt will be assisting me in my entrepreneurial endeavors this summer as a part-time designer for SCS, he will give me the edge over the competition that I will need, because there isn't a designer in the world that can top his creativity, originality, and perfectionist touch.
On to another topic, I have been thinking a lot lately about what it really takes to get a job. We are going to go past connections and things of that nature. We are talking interview topics and the difference between a good and great interview that ultimately land jobs in ultra-competitive fields. I am not the type of student that has a ton of accolades or accomplishments that show up on a resume and jump off of the page. I am the type of guy who gets an interview because I am just accomplished enough to do so, and then I win the job in the interview room. The type of interview I am referring to though is not something that can be taught in a workshop or classroom or anything like that, I don't brown-nose the interviewer and tell him what I think he wants to hear so that he thinks I am qualified.
I really have no dialog for interviews, I like to think that I am a personable enough person that I can go with the flow and try to adapt to the interviewers style and go from there. I go in to every interview with really one goal in mind, and that is to convey potential. Am I the most polished person they are interviewing? Probably not, but I make sure that they know my potential, I express to them my passion for the job and them pretty much lay it out on the table, "I am going to strive every single day to become the absolute best Marketing Professional in the Marketing Industry and they would never regret hiring me. Why? The potential that I possess, I have a mind that is willing to be molded, but am also good at learning on my own and learning at a fast pace. If a business isn't moving forward and making pushes to be bigger and more successful, then they will ultimately die.
This brings me to my next topic of discussion for the day, and that is what I just spoke about, a stagnant business is a dead business. In today's business climate, if you are just simply getting by, you might as well lock up the doors and try to salvage whatever value you can out of your business, it is much too competitive to operate a straight-line business plan. To connect my last two topics, this is the way my mind thinks, I want to be moving forward at all times and I am always willing to put in the work if I can see growth out of it.
My point of the day though is: Don't be the type of person that thinks if they get their degree and build their resume, everything else will be taken care of. As important as a degree is, it isn't everything, you have to stand out in the business world and most importantly always move forward!
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Sincerely,
Ty Schrupp
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