The business student finds his voice through networking and mentoring

Fate is no longer silent. When she joined the Craig School of Business for the first time Genre and leadership (GAL) Student cohort, she was mainly silent during discussions. But as she progressed in the program, she discovered that she had a lot to say and a support group to listen to.

“Gal definitely helped me to do it later on the things I want,” she said. “It helped me be more confident to connect with students who have the same goals as me.”

“Destiny is the child of the ideal poster for what GAL can do for students,” said Kenyeih Williams, director of development at Craig school, who helped connect the business world to the genre and leadership program.

“Gal really helped Destiny to open and become a confident and energetic voice in our discussions,” said Williams. “At first, she seemed silent and incredibly shy. Then she really flourished and had a lot to contribute. ”

The objective of the gender and leadership program is to provide opportunities for mentorship, professional development, encouragement and networking to students confronted with gender disparities in the workplace. The cohort of students in gender and leadership, which is open to all business students, whatever their gender, welcomes speakers, workshops and discussion groups to connect students with professionals established in the business community.

The program also helped her discover the professional development opportunities she would have missed.

“I am a transfer student, and it was a bit difficult to find student clubs related to things I wanted to do in my career,” she said. “I study human resources management, and I hope to make my way to being director of HR. Gal introduced me to the club (Society for Human Resource Management) and gave me an overview of the opportunities I should enjoy. ”

The connection of students to community members for networking and mentoring is an essential element of commercial education. Networking with established professionals helps students better understand the business problems of the real world, find job opportunities and quickly establish their careers after obtaining the diploma.

Donations from the community on donation day – Wednesday March 26 – At Craig School of Business Community Partners and gender and leadership, students cohort funds support opportunities for students to build solid professional networks at the start of their careers.

His said heard the career stories of professionals established in the workshops of Gal helped her strengthen his own confidence in his own capacities.

“It helped me a lot to meet professional women who occupy management positions,” she said. “It’s great to meet women who excel in what they do and challenges they have met as women in their field. It made me feel much more comfortable, knowing that they have the same challenges and fears as me.

The lessons she has learned through the gender and leadership program will enlighten her future work as a human resources manager.

“I want to work as a recruiter, and from the point of view of a recruiter, it is important to look at your pool of candidates and give women a chance,” she said. “Women are qualified and put new information in business.”

The annual online donation day of the state of the Fresno state will be Wednesday March 26. The Craig School of Business is based on private financial support, such as the funds collected Donation dayTo support experiential learning activities for students. Visit fresostate.dayofgiving.edu To learn to support the Craig School of Business today.