华盛顿，宾夕法尼亚州(10月. 17, 2018)—In the spring of 2018, Erica Ankney ’18 wasn’t sure what she was going to do after graduating from 华盛顿 & 杰佛逊学院&J). 她考虑过Ph。.D. programs and graduate school before taking a chance on a bus trip sponsored by W&J’s Office of Career Services to visit Mylan, a pharmaceutical company in Southpointe, Pa., and learn more about what they had to offer.
Erica, a native of Jones Mills, Pa., majored in communication arts with a concentration in conflict & resolution studies and had a strong interest in working in the compliance side of the pharmaceutical industry. 在Mylan, she met the leader of the compliance department and later struck up an email correspondence with her as she waited for the opportunity to apply to their Internships program. During spring break, the application finally went live.
“I remember being in Colorado and getting a phone call. We had been corresponding online about the application and she called to let me know it was up. She sent it to me via email and I applied online,埃里卡说。. “She called me the next day for an interview.
今年5月，就在布什总统就职前几天&J’s graduation ceremony where she presented the Senior Award to an outstanding staff member, Erica started her Internships. 8月, she received a written offer to join the staff and a week later, she became a full-time employee. She’s been able to get involved in multi-part projects and has enjoyed the work she’s doing.
埃里卡说W&J played a big role in preparing her for the Internships and subsequent job. She highlights Professor of 生物logy Candy DeBerry, Ph.D., and Professor of Communication Arts T. 斯科特·弗兰克，M。.F.A., as encouraging her to learn across her interests in biology and rhetoric and find a job where she could combine them.
“W&J creates an environment where professors are your best resources, and it never felt like they weren’t there supporting my best interest,”她说。.
While she’s enjoying her time in the workforce, Erica is also still considering pursuing a Ph.D. 在生命伦理. She wants to encourage current and prospective students to pursue all their options, 并且毫无畏惧地去做, because they have the support of the faculty and staff at W&J.
“总的来说，我希望如此, looking at my story as a young alumna, people realize that they can have a job right after graduation,埃里卡说。. “It’s possible [to achieve your goals] if you have an open mind, learn about your interests and commit to that path. It’s working out for me, and I’m definitely glad to be here.”
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