As you start your studies in Pitt Business, you will see that a great deal of emphasis is placed on your professional development.  A big part of this is the process of networking and actively following up with professional contacts to generate opportunities for professional development in the future.  This blog post from Pitt Business Career Services has several recent Pitt Business alumni who each recorded their observations about working in careers that are related to things we have done in Ireland (e.g., an alum from SalesForce – a company that was mentioned several times in our DocuSign visit, Katie Hazelbach – a CPLE graduate who works in the business of sports – currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team and a few others – including a few who work on digital platforms).  Watch one of these videos and make a case as to how you could/will reach out to one of these alum to talk about what they currently do in relation to something that you have done on this trip:

I watched the video by Max Kneis, a business grad from 2018. He now works for a national consulting firm at a branch in Atlanta. I would try to reach out to him because I am very interested in the work of consultants and he could shed light on what it is that they really do. I would connect to Max through the Career Development office, which would know the best way to contact him. When talking, I could chat about football and Germany with him. Once warmed up, I’d learn about consulting and compare it to the analytical paper we finished the class with.