Alumni Steve Kearns gives insight as to how to succeed with LinkedIn in October 17, 2017 talk.
Most college students go home after a long day of class and work to binge-watch Netflix, Hulu or HBO. Me? I prefer endless hours of CNN. Anderson Cooper is my Beyoncé and Poppy Harlow my Taylor Swift. Over the past couple of years while studying in LA, I’ve been fortunate enough to have held numerous internship positions within the news and media industries, but as my last undergraduate summer...
I stepped onto the picturesque Hollywood studio lot on a warm spring day. I wasn’t here for a tour, nor was I here to visit a friend – I was here for an interview! I can only imagine the possibilities of where my career will go if I worked here. I’m greeted by Jed, who says he is here to take me to my interview. He casually hops onto a golf cart and turns it on, waiting for me to get into the...
After attending lectures by USC Coach Clay Helton and Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll in my entrepreneurship class, “Taking the Leap,” I began to realize that working in sports may be a great fit for me. As a former high school athlete and current USC club field hockey player, I never realized how important sports were to both me and my family life. After hearing these coaches speak, I...
Name: Keren Marroquin
Major: Communication
Minor: Spanish
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Upland, California
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I wanted to study a major that allowed me to dream of different career paths. As a freshman in college, it's always daunting to get asked "What's your major" because the following...
Eric Hutcherson’s Annenberg Works Keynote on September 29, 2017.
Name: Melissa Christine Pfirrman
Major: Public Relations
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Temple City, California
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I remember sitting in an Intro to Public Relations class at the community college from which I transferred from and realizing that PR was the perfect career choice for me. I immediately...