Guest Speaker - Oct 31

Neil Ravin, a graduate from Scarborough High School, came into our Sports Marketing class to speak to us about his job and how he got to where he is now. From reading his rather impressive resume and listening to what he had to say, I could tell he was a very motivated and determined person. Not many people can say they know exactly what they want to do for a job, but he had a very good idea of his future goals and how he would accomplish those goals. He also had a helpful message about how to approach the job market, and life in general. He said you should always be prepared, and that goes for any situation. You never know what something might lead to, and even a call to someone that doesn't seem like it will amount to anything might get you somewhere completely new. I also liked when he talked about keeping social networking professional because that can relate to everyone in the class. If you are posting inappropriate things on Twitter or Facebook, the person who may hire you will see that and deny you. It is good to keep things professional, because you never know when someone is seeing what you are posting. He was a very nice guy, and I liked to see that he enjoyed his job, which is why he was willing to take so many unpaid internships to do so.