These immersive experiences are organized by the University’s Office of Career Advancement, which this winter offered 21 career tours in seven countries and 18 cities across the US. Each tour focused on opportunities in a particular career field.
Ibarra traveled with a group of her peers to Paris to pursue a career focused on the humanities. The group visited a diverse line of employers, including the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
“A particularly impressive visit was the American Library in Paris,” Ibarra said. “I saw how a career in the humanities could be a great combination of hands-on work with traditional creation and innovation.”
Ibarra also said he was fascinated by a presentation by Nelson Graves, the founder and president of News Decoder, a media education organization. After learning more about journalism from Graves, Ibarra is now considering a career in the field.
“It showed us that a career in journalism means being constantly curious and marveling at the world around you, and how to foster that spirit in your work,” Ibarra said. “His passion for him on a wide range of topics reflected my passion for discovery and learning, which has made me that much more interested in a career in journalism.”
Dalai participated in a financial services trip to New York. Before the walk, she had been primarily interested in consulting. She liked studying events in the markets for her economics courses, but she had assumed that it would be difficult to enter the financial industry without prior experience in the field.
After visiting firms like JP Morgan and HSBC on the trip, he is now on a new path.
