Mandy Sugrue ‘08 Communications Manager, Facebook, Public Communications Major
On today’s episode, Mandy Sugrue, Communications Manager, Health at Facebook joins me to share her career journey - one that started with her struggling a bit as a high school student, to trying a variety of different paths - from wanting to become an actress to a social worker, ultimately ending up in communications. Mandy embodies trying different things to figure out what you truly enjoy and want to do. She also shares a story of pursuing graduate school because she trusted her gut, and it opened new doors for her she couldn’t have pictured before. We cover a lot of topics in this episode, including: Mandy’s story of how she got to Facebook - despite being very hirable, she had to deal with some rejection in the process and a past connection helped her get a foot in the door w/ Facebook A day in the life for Mandy and what her role is like A unique way of networking that can help you today How to identify companies you want to work for and how to get in touch with the right people Recognizing when you’re climbing the wrong career ladder, how to get off it and move to another one How trusting your gut for things that seem fun and curious can open new doors you never could have dreamt up Self-assessments are critical - how to do them and how they help you make decisions You can create connections with people anytime, anywhere - Mandy did it while working as a cocktail server How working in school makes all the difference You’re always making impressions, good or bad Some tips if you’re working in hospitality to take action and do some marketing work or other work beyond your responsibilities