Transcript File - Alain Acha`s college to career eportfolio

Mystery Major
By: Alain Acha
Where are they now?
Employer Name
Job Title
Location
Deloitte
Consultant
Washington DC
Bank of America
US Army
U.S. House of
Representatives
Lowe’s Companies,
Inc.
Operations
Human Resources
Charlotte
Killeen/Temple, Texas
Administrative
Washington DC
Legal
Charlotte
History
What does Wake Say?
• Our department is committed to deeper conceptualizations of cultural
heritages from across the globe. Our faculty members help students
develop a critical understanding of the many varied pasts as well as enhance
writing, research, analytical, and rhetorical skills.
• Of the many subjects students will encounter, history is the key discipline
that integrates insights from the arts, sciences, economics, politics,
literature, religions, and philosophies into a synthetic examination of the
human experience.
Skills:
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CRITICAL THINKING
Adapt ideas
Explain & interpret events
and
ideas
Summarize information
Compare & compile reports
Organize
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CREATIVITY
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COMMUNICATION
Offering new perspectives
Present information
using
Developing new agendas for
• written and spoken
old problems
media
Fostering stimulating learning
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Observing
experiences
people/data/things
Trouble shooting
• Informing/explaining
to others
Problem solving
Careers:
• Legal
• Education
• Sales
• Media & Communication
• Finance
• Marketing
• Consulting
• Administrative
• Support
• Human Resources
• Program and Project
Management
Famous People
Ayn Rand
Steve Carell
Joe Biden
History on LinkedIn
Does this interest me?
• History is something that I have always liked even though I plan on being a
business major.
• It is something that you can apply in the future…Does History Repeat Itself?
• History is something that is very applicable and can explain how past
decisions affect future decisions.