{"id":5286,"date":"2018-10-01T17:21:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2018-10-01T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:22:24","slug":"take-off-your-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/2018\/10\/01\/take-off-your-shoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Take off your shoe!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would you remove your shoe for the sake of your career?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When Rusty George<\/a><\/span><\/span> held up his right shoe and encouraged Puget Sound students to do the same, he was illustrating a point about consumer behavior. Some students promptly removed their shoe, while others hesitated. Eventually, nearly everyone was waving their shoe in the air. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This exercise matches how we approach anything new and unusual. A few innovators dive in, eager to try the new thing. Recognizing the benefits being enjoyed by the innovators, early adopters join up, followed by an early majority. Then a tipping point is reached, when the remaining majority signs on. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When it comes to your career development and figuring out what you want to do after you graduate from Puget Sound, take off your shoe. Take it off. Right. Now! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you’re in your first or final year at Puget Sound, take action to innovate your future…\u00a0 Attend career-related events, talk to alumni about their career paths, and take advantage of the resources available to assess your interests, explore options, gain experience, and hone professional skills.
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You don’t have to have it all figured out by the time you graduate\u2014lots of people don’t. It’s not uncommon to take a meandering journey or to hop from project to project for years.\u00a0Even so, if you make the most of your opportunities at Puget Sound, you’ll have a great base of experiences and contacts, and possibly a good idea of what direction you want to head after graduation. You’ll be better prepared to pursue a creative, productive, satisfying professional life. So don’t hesitate. Take off your shoe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Puget Sound students toured Rusty George Creative in downtown Tacoma where they heard from Rusty George about the wide range of careers possible in the field of branding and advertising.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ready to innovate your future? <\/em>CES is here to help!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Credit | Kris Hay
\n\u00a9 2018 Career and Employment Services,<\/a> University of Puget Sound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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