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Aleksandra's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Development Economics and International Development
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Financial Risk Specialists:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Development Economics and International Development
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Changed major to Economics and got a certificate in Finance.
2.
I joined the Society of Women in Business and heard a company presentation from Capital One.
3.
I applied for two positions at Capital One, in Operations and Finance, not sure what I wanted.
4.
I interviewed for the Finance position and got the job!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You should stay near family and where you already have a network of friends.
How I responded:
The opportunity to try something completely new and different at this stage of your life is exciting and should be embraced fully! I was nervous about moving to a part of the US I had never even visited and being away from my family, high school friends, college friends, and the home I had made in Atlanta. Others perpetuated this fear but I ignored everyone else's opinion and really evaluated where I wanted to be. You have minimal commitments at this point of your life, so do what YOU want!
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
The shock of going to college was big. I didn't know how to choose a major, how to get an internship, or what classes to take. My sorority was the support system that got me through the unknown waters that my family didn't have insight into.