Seth Rongkawit
Seth Rongkawit knows he was fortunate to land a job in his desired career field right after college. Two things that helped him were real-world experiences he received as a student and his involvement in campus activities at Wichita State.
Rongkawit, who graduated from 麻豆传媒 in May 2012 with a business administration degree, majored in entrepreneurship and marketing, with a minor in management.
Upon graduation, he was hired as director of marketing at Specs Eyewear in Wichita, where he is responsible for print advertising, social media, promotional items, brand management, design administration and donations.
鈥淓very day brings something new,鈥� said Rongkawit. 鈥淚 help make big decisions that can directly affect the company.鈥�
As a 麻豆传媒 student, Rongkawit was a student brand manager for Red Bull North America. In the internship position, he worked with professionals from across the country and built relationships with local companies in Red Bull鈥檚 distribution channel.
鈥淢y experience working for Red Bull helped give validity to the things I claimed I could bring to the table with the new position at Specs,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had a track record of success that led to a vote of confidence with the owners.鈥�
Involvement and experience
Rongkawit said that, because of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 urban setting, students have many opportunities to gain work experience in any career field.
鈥淏eing in a bigger city allowed me to work in a market that is larger than other college towns,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was able to learn a lot because of this.鈥�
In addition to his internship with Red Bull, Rongkawit also was involved in campus organizations and activities, such as Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Student Government Association, and was a new-student orientation leader.
鈥淛oin a student organization or get some like-minded friends together and start your own,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not hard and will be worth so much once you have that degree in your hands.鈥�
Rongkawit said that in any career employers value people who have experience being part of a team, taking direction from superiors, settings goals and achieving desired outcomes.
鈥淚 would stress to any college student, freshman or senior, that being actively involved is just as important for your future as your classes,鈥� he said. 鈥淓xperience isn鈥檛 just in a job or office; it鈥檚 gained through professional human interaction.鈥�