It's The Holiday Season...

Hello Berkeley Family, Friends, Staff, & random visitors! How is it going?!

I'm still trying to shake the fact that Christmas is only 9 days away. Yes, 9 days! So for all of you who have been stalling and not noticing how quickly the calendar is changing, you better get your boots on and get out there to battle the mall crowd! I jynxed myself at the end of last month because I ended up taking my last two vacation days for the year at work and went Christmas shopping. Well, after I "thought" I finished, I really hadn't. The talk of Secret Santa came up at work & then I realized I hadn't picked up some gifts for another family member, so it was back to the starting board! I think I can at least say now, that I am CLOSE to finished, so thank goodness for that!

I'm getting super excited because this is my last week of work for the year! Since I work for a European company, we shutdown between Christmas & New Years! This year we actually get 12 whole days off, which is so awesome! So with time counting down, it's definitely going to be a little hectic before we leave the office for those 12 days, but I can't deny that I am truly looking forward to it!

I bet the Berkeley student body is ready for their vacation as well! Berkeley College will be closed from December 17th to January 1st. All classes will resume on Thursday, January 2nd, 2013, so be sure to get enough sleep during this time & be ready for a fresh start come the new year! Make your resolutions now & if they include improving your current status at Berkeley College (which if you're asking yourself now, "Is she serious?" YES, I am), then I send my best wishes your way!

Since you will have ALL that time off, I URGE each and every one of you to check out Berkeley College's newly launched website, Berkeley Knightline! Have you seen it yet?!

If not, take a look at: http://berkeleyknightline.com/

Be sure to add Berkeley Knightline to your favorites so you can stay "in the know!" with all of our social media updates and all the great blogs out there from our student bloggers at Berkeley College. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, & LinkedIn! There is always a way to know what's going on, so get connected!

I also want to send my prayers out to all of the families who lost their children & loved ones during the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It's very unfortunate & my deepest sympathies are with each and every one of those families. Please join me in sending prayers their way as they will need it during their long road to recovery.

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Alumna Uses Skills Learned at Berkeley College to Advance in the Workplace

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Hey, that's me! A few weeks ago, I was interviewed about my skills learned at Berkeley College and how I applied them to my full time job.Above is the final article that I wanted to share with everyone regarding my current employment. Taking a brief moment to reflect on this article, I did use a lot of my skills learned at Berkeley College to advance in the work place. One of the many things I've learned over the course of my college education was to always "Think Outside The Box...." Do something you have NEVER done before and see what the results are. This is basically what I did when I first began at my new job. (Well, it's not so new anymore, but you know what I'm saying!)

As I've mentioned in my blogs when I first started my job, I was put in a predicament with this company who was so set on doing the same things each and every month. The promotions didn't vary much & it was more repetitive than anything else. Being that this was my first time in charge of a marketing department, I wanted to branch away for doing the same things, and try something new and fun! One of the many things I think about when I think about different companies is: Have they done any charity work or asked their customers to make purchases that will result in a donation towards a charity? What it comes down to is social responsibility. Since it was approaching Spring time when I began working at Lantek, I decided, why not do something in honor of Earth Day and branch away from the repetitiveness in the company? Here I was, thinking outside of the box!

It was an honor to be selected for this article & I'm in the works on working with the media relations team on an internship story. I hope everyone finds inspiration in my words and can relate to my journey in some type of way as well. You may not realize it now, but later on down the road, you're going to reflect on your college education and see all these skills learned at Berkeley that you utilize in everyday life!

Let me know what your thoughts are about my article! Would love to hear any feedback and/or comments about what skills you utilize daily that were learned from your time at Berkeley College!