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Shonna's work combines: Writing, Education, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Anthropology, General
University of California-Santa Barbara
Bachelor's Degree
Spanish Language and Literature
University of California-Santa Barbara
Graduate Degree
International Relations and Affairs
Boston University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Organizational Communication, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
When I was young, my mom called me the Jabberwocky because I loved to communicate with people.
2.
I loved learning about people and their experiences.
3.
Then in college, I studied anthropology and human culture and studied abroad in Spain.
4.
After college, I moved to Chile, then decided to go to grad school to study IR and Comm.
5.
Then I got a job in PR and decided I didn't love PR but loved marketing, communications and events.
6.
And since then, I've had many marketing/comm jobs in different industries-tech, banking, nonprofit.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You got laid off during the recession. Going on interview after interview is exhausting. No one is going to hire me.
How I responded:
I kept reminding myself in those down times that all I needed was to convince one person - not the whole world - that I was the one for the job. In those times, the problem seemed so big; focusing on the small picture - just one person - made the task easier.