{"id":13289,"date":"2016-02-01T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=13289"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:56:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:56:12","slug":"this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation","title":{"rendered":"This is What DLSU Seniors Dream of Doing After Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation season is about to commence and with a mixed wave of millennials and Generation Z about to enter the workforce, you can bet that these new kids on the block will mix things up in interesting ways. As the first batch of the class of 2016, we asked the DLSU seniors about their dream jobs and how going to college changed their plans for the future. Just a few more weeks, class of 2016, I can already hear the graduation march.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#When_you_were_a_freshman_what_work_were_you_imagining_for_yourself\" title=\"When you were a freshman, what work were you imagining for yourself?\">When you were a freshman, what work were you imagining for yourself?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#Has_that_vision_for_yourself_changed\" title=\"Has that vision for yourself changed?\">Has that vision for yourself changed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#Now_that_youre_graduating_and_on_the_cusp_of_the_real_world_what_would_your_dream_job_be\" title=\"Now that you&#8217;re graduating and on the cusp of the &#8220;real world&#8221;, what would your dream job be?\">Now that you&#8217;re graduating and on the cusp of the &#8220;real world&#8221;, what would your dream job be?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#If_you_could_summarize_the_DLSU_experience_in_three_words_what_would_they_be\" title=\"If you could summarize the DLSU experience in three words, what would they be?\">If you could summarize the DLSU experience in three words, what would they be?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#Animo_La_Salle_and_congratulations_class_of_2016\" title=\"Animo La Salle and congratulations, class of 2016!\">Animo La Salle and congratulations, class of 2016!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/this-is-what-dlsu-seniors-dream-of-doing-after-graduation\/#Subscribe_to_our_weekly_newsletter_and_get_Kalibrr_Career_Advice_straight_from_your_inbox_You_can_also_follow_us_on_Facebook_Twitter_and_Instagram_or_join_Kalibrrs_Viber_public_chat_for_answers_to_your_questions_about_growing_in_your_career\" title=\"Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get Kalibrr Career Advice straight from your inbox! You can also follow us on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Twitter, and\u00a0Instagram, or join\u00a0Kalibrr\u2019s Viber public chat\u00a0for answers to your questions about growing in your career.\">Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get Kalibrr Career Advice straight from your inbox! You can also follow us on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Twitter, and\u00a0Instagram, or join\u00a0Kalibrr\u2019s Viber public chat\u00a0for answers to your questions about growing in your career.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_you_were_a_freshman_what_work_were_you_imagining_for_yourself\"><\/span>When you were a freshman, what work were you imagining for yourself?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;I imagine myself running a plant whether it might be in a food or petroleum industry. Because both are equally interesting to me. Especially the part where production happens which makes the raw material into finished products that are sold in the market.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0]\">&#8220;I imagine myself running a plant whether it might be in a food or petroleum industry. Because both are equally interesting to me. Especially the part where production happens which makes the raw material into finished products that are sold in the market.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Kim<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13293\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10575415_10205349066434847_4815851222044708816_o-266x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Something related to my course industrial engineering. Most likely a position in the supply chain team of an FMCG company.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>V<\/strong> &#8220;As a little girl until my first year in the university, I had the same dream. I always knew that I wanted to work in a law firm. I imagined myself being the kikay lawyer in a dead-serious law firm.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Kristine<\/strong> &#8220;Nothing specific, but something intellectually stimulating.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Yam<\/strong> &#8220;As unrealistic as it sounds, I wanted to have my own business after college.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Keanu<\/strong> &#8220;<span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;I wanted to go to law school. Environmental law is something I'm passionate about and I thought that a background in philosophy would help me.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0]\">I wanted to go to law school. Environmental law is something I&#8217;m passionate about and I thought that a background in philosophy would help me.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Alexi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_that_vision_for_yourself_changed\"><\/span>Has that vision for yourself changed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I never thought that it would happen but yes, it did change. It was not until I was starting to take my majors already in my pre law course that I suddenly realized that it&#8217;s not &#8220;the one&#8221;. My dreams of working in a law firm later became dreams of working at one of the biggest businesses in the country. I then realized what I really wanted to do and become as a person.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Marketing Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13297\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12193881_10207759768334528_5193042624246428251_n-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12193881_10207759768334528_5193042624246428251_n-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12193881_10207759768334528_5193042624246428251_n-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes. Midway through my stay in DLSU, I drifted away from communications and developed an interest in electronics. My favorite projects involved building circuits that produced tangible results. A visit to a Lexmark testing laboratory fueled that interest.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Electronics Engineering<\/strong> &#8220;<span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;A little bit. I'm still interested in law but the experience of finishing college has widened my options for work and how I can contribute.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0]\">A little bit. I&#8217;m still interested in law but the experience of finishing college has widened my options for work and how I can contribute.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Philosophy<\/strong><\/span> &#8220;Filipinos are selfish, we only wanna be successful for ourselves and our own families. We never sincerely work for the improvement of our country, yet we complain about its condition. For this to improve, we must be selfish in a different way. We must want our country to improve, so that we ourselves can live in a country we are comfortable and satisfied with. This is real selfishness, and it is something I think La Sallians lack.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Industrial Engineering<\/strong> &#8220;Yes. I realized that it was a lot more difficult than I thought. Ultimately my mindset shifted to getting a good fulfilling job in the corporate world after college, and hopefully becoming an entrepreneur somewhere along the way.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_that_youre_graduating_and_on_the_cusp_of_the_real_world_what_would_your_dream_job_be\"><\/span>Now that you&#8217;re graduating and on the cusp of the &#8220;real world&#8221;, what would your dream job be?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Owning our family business and managing it without stress as it is prosperous on its own.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>V<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13295\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11059963_10207526601024620_7886391822318720140_n-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Engineer because it is really fulfilling to see how you can change the world for the better.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Dale<\/strong> &#8220;Now that my journey to the real world is about to start, I can&#8217;t help but feel anxious and excited. To be honest, my dream job is to become someone like my mom. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I have years ahead of me before that happens. But I mean, I dream of working for my dream company and still having a good balance of family, work and prayer. I dream of being stable enough to sustain my lifestyle and hopefully be able to pay my parents back for all the sacrifices and hardships they have gone through just for me.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Kristine<\/strong> &#8220;<span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Now I'm interested in social work and counseling. If I go into those fields, I feel like I can really contribute something to Filipino society.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0]\">Now I&#8217;m interested in social work and counseling. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Now I'm interested in social work and counseling. If I go into those fields, I feel like I can really contribute something to Filipino society.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0]\">If I go into those fields, I feel like I can really contribute something to Filipino society.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Alexi<\/strong><\/span> &#8220;I want to get into a job involving marketing or sales. The experience of marketing products out to masses is something that interests me.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Keanu<\/strong> &#8220;An engineer for a semiconductor company or a commercial electronics company. I absolutely enjoy working with electronics devices as well as fixing and improving them. My stay in DLSU helped me realize that passion.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Tyler<\/strong> &#8220;I want to head a Filipino video game development or corporate software development company. Because I believe that software development is the future of industry, and our country needs to improve in this area. We also need more industries which bring value into the country (manufacturing, tourism, software) instead of those which only move value within the country (real-estate, mall, retail, restaurant).&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Yam<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_could_summarize_the_DLSU_experience_in_three_words_what_would_they_be\"><\/span>If you could summarize the DLSU experience in three words, what would they be?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Hassle. Experiential. Great.&#8221; &#8220;Surreal. Grateful. Challenging.&#8221; &#8220;Best. Rollercoaster. Ever.&#8221; &#8220;Life-changing. Fun. Unforgettable &#8221; &#8220;Nothing can compare.&#8221; &#8220;Launchpad to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animo_La_Salle_and_congratulations_class_of_2016\"><\/span>Animo La Salle and congratulations, class of 2016!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Subscribe_to_our_weekly_newsletter_and_get_Kalibrr_Career_Advice_straight_from_your_inbox_You_can_also_follow_us_on_Facebook_Twitter_and_Instagram_or_join_Kalibrrs_Viber_public_chat_for_answers_to_your_questions_about_growing_in_your_career\"><\/span><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/i\/77238488FF110D6D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/strong> to our weekly newsletter and get Kalibrr Career Advice straight from your inbox! 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