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Weekly Progress Report 9/30-10/06

Lauren Goldschmidt

Monday 9/30
● In-class final discussion and preparation for business symposium
● Expanding contact list
Tuesday 10/01
● Practice interview questions, print final resumes, prepare for business symposium
● Expanding contact list
Wednesday 10/02
● Business symposium
Thursday 10/03
● Begin researching for research assessment #3
Friday 10/04
● Complete and submit research assessment #3
● Go over critiques from business symposium and analyze areas of growth
● Recreate Linkedin account as a professional
● Reach out to old ISM student with a similar topic of study
Saturday 10/05
● Continue making connections and refining account on LinkedIn
Sunday 10/06
● Complete second weekly blog report

Analysis:
Looking back on what I had hoped to have accomplished by now just two weeks ago, I’m
both proud and disappointed. I’m proud that I was able to go to business symposium. I’m proud
of the constructive criticisms and empowering praise I recieved by the professionals I
interviewed. I genuinely am proud of my preparation and execution of both interviews and
networking. Although it was required, I still got out of my comfort zone and overcame the first
of many hurdles on this ISM journey.
Despite this pride, I am also a little let down. Rather than overcoming my fears and
making a phone call, I’m nearly a quarter of the way through the year and the idea of talking on
the phone sounds like the absolute worst case scenario. I know I can handle it. I know it’s
important, and not as scary as I’m making it out to be. Still, though, I am much better at
communicating in writing than I am in speech, especially when I can’t read or use body language
to aid the flow of conversation. Quite frankly, I’m still terrified -- much more so than my peers
seem to be, which is a little bit discouraging. Again, as I discussed in research assessment #3, it’s
important to remember that fears can only hold me back if I let them. I put a lot of work into
getting to be a part of this program, and in order to make the most of it, I need to put in the effort.
This week, I hope to ​make my first call. I want to reach out to the zoo, learn some new
information, and go from there. I’d also like to either call or email the veterinary eye institute
here in Frisco. I have a connection to the doctors there, and would love to learn more about the
different specializations of the veterinary pathway and how they came to that decision, so I
believe they would be a valuable resource for interviewing. With business symposium over,
that’s one less thing to distract me from my primary objective. I will make calls this week. I will
make progress. I will face my fears.

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