Your career is an adventure: Be an adventurer
Last week the Department of Communication at the University of Navarra invited 16 alumni with interesting career paths to share their stories with the students. I attended four of the sessions and heard a similar comment from each of the presenters: I never imagined that I would be doing the things I am doing now in my professional career. A journalism major was hired in public relations by a German automaker, partly because he learned German during a year of study abroad. Another journalism major's assignment to cover sporting events, in which he had little expertise, eventually led to assignments covering culture and entertainment, which he loves. Many unimaginable opportunities presented themselves at unexpected moments from unlikely sources. Professional life for them had been an adventure. I�aki Gabilondo, Foto de biografiasyvidas.com Versi�n en espa�ol The advice these alumni gave also ran along similar lines: You need to be flexible, learn at every stage of your career, an...