#BreakThru

Meet Kristophe Smith-Walker! Kristophe is a sophomore majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Law and Strategic Communication. By working with the staff at Toppel, he learned how to take advantage of opportunities like the Fall Career Crawl. As a result, he will be interning at NextEra Energy as an Economic Development Analyst this summer. Kristophe works as an Academic Liaison for Toppel through Student Government, and he says this experience has helped him develop leadership skills and made him more marketable to employers.

Some advice from Kristophe: There is not one structured path/timeline to take for your career. A lot of times, students get caught up in where they "should" be and with their trajectories, but never take the time to understand what the "now" has to offer regarding lessons in both personal and professional development.

Apr. 21	NBC Career Conversation: Women in Media: Content Acquisition, Strategy, & Journalism @ 1:30 PM
Apr. 21	Reflections on the Peace Corps Event @ 6:30 PM
Apr. 21-23	2021 Commercial Banking Advancing Black Pathways Program - JP Morgan Chase
May 5	Wipfil Aspiring Leaders Program @ 11:00 AM
May 5	Citi Virtual Firmwide Fireside Chat @ 3:00 PM

Headshots at Home

Headshots are an important part of your professional brand. If you’re looking to take a great headshot from home this semester, no need to buy a fancy camera! Your mobile phone can take a high-quality picture, if you pay attention to the details. Pick a background that is clean and non-distracting. Consider your outfit, the angle, and finishing touches that you can add to polish your headshot.

Check out this guide for taking professional-looking Headshots at Home on our website.

Read This if you Need an Internship...

Time flies when you’re having fun - and also when you’re cramming for exams, living at the Richter Library, and balancing a half-dozen extracurricular activities. Before you know it, the days are getting warmer and summer is around the corner! If you're still looking for a summer 2021 internship, there's still time! Whether you’ve been searching and haven’t found a good fit yet, or are just starting to explore opportunities—we know finding an internship in a short period of time isn’t easy.

Check out this article on how to strategize and build a game plan to land that summer internship, then start searching for available jobs and internships on Handshake!

Paying For Graduate School

Planning for graduate school is an exciting next step in your professional journey. However, you may be wondering how graduate school is financed, whether the FAFSA might help, and if scholarships and other opportunities are available.

Join us virtually on Tuesday, April 20th, at 12:30 PM for the Paying for Graduate School Webinar and get your questions answered! The event will highlight the differences between the Federal Grad PLUS Loan and private student loan programs, and focus on encouraging responsible borrowing while helping students find the right solutions to help pay for their education.

New Opportunities

Humanities Panel

Tank Top Tuesday

Toppel Spotlight

Jobs:

ASSOCIATE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANT
IBM

AMERICORPS DECONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Habitat for Humanity International

INVESTMENT BANKING ANALYST
Raymond James Financial

MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER - CLEVELAND
Quicken Loans

EQUITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE
Raymond James Financial

Internships:

ACCOUNTING INTERN
ProTranslating

FINANCE INTERN
National Molding, LLC.

AUTOMATION AND ORCHESTRATION INTERN
University of Massachusetts Medical School

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER INTERNSHIP
Amazon

WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
City of Sunny Isles Beach

Cane2Cane Project:

CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND TRAINING
MunchEm

The Center for the Humanities and The Toppel Career Center are pleased to present a Humanities Professional Panel on Wednesday, April 28th at 6:30 pm as part of the Inquiring Minds Virtual Challenge!

Come with your questions and learn how humanities coursework can help prepare you for medical school, law school, and a career after graduation. Remember that attendees can earn 3-5 entries in the Inquiring Minds Prize Drawing for a Chromebook tablet, Beats Solo3 headphones, and other great prizes!

Register for the panel here.

Want to find out more about Toppel’s services and meet some of our staff members in person? Introducing Toppel Tank Top Tuesdays! We’ll be at the Hecht-Stanford Bridge on Tuesday, April 20th, from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, so come by and see us!!

Come learn about what we offer, follow us on social media, and get a free shirt! We look forward to connecting with you!

Suraya Buffong

Peer Advisor

Suraya Buffong is a junior from London, UK, majoring in Psychology and Criminology with minors in Human and Social Development and Social Sciences in Medicine. Outside of her role as a Peer Advisor here at Toppel, Suraya is a dancer on the hip-hop team KAOS, and is a member of the Caribbean Students Association. She is also a member of the Black Female Development Club.

Best Advice?

The path of others is not the path that you are destined to follow. There are different roads and obstacles that you will face, and multiple destinations you can get to, so do not compare your failures or successes with anyone else.

#BreakThru Story?

I used to have a mindset that I had to be on the same high level as everyone else or be as advanced and clever as my peers. Once I let that go, I found peace in doing what is best for myself and becoming better at certain things on my own time. I created my own nail business and taught myself how to do different types of nails. Now, I am starting to take on clients, and I use a lot of my own creations such as stickers and details to decorate their nails!

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