Author Ann Shoket at MediaVillage's 3rd Annual 1stFive Summer Intern Experience, Powered by Turner

Speaking to a room packed full of Millennial women and a few brave men at MediaVillagecom39s 3rd Annual 1stFive Summer Intern Experience Powered by Turner she remarked on the changing ambitions of young women a shift from the days of Lauren Conrad which were marked by affluence and a desire to live in the moment to a postrecession period in which women were no longer certain about their futuresamp160and therefore became extremely motivated to succeedquotThis generation of young women is interested in career ambition and success in a way I39ve never seenquot she commented And yet she added current notions of success vastly differ from past generations39 definitions and benchmarks quotNever has there been a chance for women to be as in control of their livesquot she told the room explaining thatamp160today39s upandcoming professionals have the opportunity to define success for themselves You39ve got to be in quotthe business of you and your brand instead of loyal to a companyquot she noted even if corporations are slow to adapt to employees39 shifting values and expectationsSo how can a young person navigate a corporate world and find a career that feels like a passion quotIn your first job you should just get any jobquot Shoket advised the interns remarking that one39s first fulltime role is all about learning the ropes amp160figuring out the complexities of the workplace polite emailing skills and team interactions and collaboration In most entrylevel roles quotyour boss is thinking about all the crap that they don39t want to doquot she joked advising the interns to make the most of it by staying curious meeting everyone they canamp160and observing as much as possible quotEvery step of your career you will get a little bit closer to your passion amp160Finding your voice is first about listeningquotDuring the Q and A session several interns asked how they could use networking events like the one they were attending to build meaningful connections When it comes to networking Shoket explained quotIt39s about quality not quantity You don39t need to know the most people but you need to have strong relationshipsquotIn order to start building lasting connections she laughed that we could all take a page from Bridget Jones39 Diary quotIntroduce people with relevant detailsquot she quoted noting that making a point to remember tidbits about someone39s personal life will help expand relationships beyond merely transactional networking As a huge fan of dinner parties Shoket also recommended good food and wine to help stimulate dynamic discussion She tasked her audience to look for the small groups of women in the industry who are interested in helping each other succeed When it comes to networking quotIt39s about the giving not just the takingquot she saidAs the session wrapped up she left the interns with a final piece of advice for landing their dream job quotNo one wants their boss39s job as it is now everyone wants their career and life to be on their own termsquot she concluded quotYou have the phenomenal opportunity to put your life together the way you want to amp8230 and not do what other people are doingquotNow it39s up to the ambitious women in the room to go out and make it happenPhotos by Christian Taylor and Elena Olivio The opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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