{"id":4213,"date":"2019-03-13T15:59:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/rambassadors\/?p=4213"},"modified":"2019-03-13T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:59:13","slug":"the-hutle-i-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/rambassadors\/2019\/03\/the-hutle-i-real\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HU$TLE I$ REAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gain the experience to succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the age of 16 I had been working non-stop, and then I got my first internship\/job the summer of my junior year of high school, which lead into my first job. I\u2019m now currently 20 and my job experience is quite full. I’ve had various jobs, some back to back, and working simultaneously. At one point I had four jobs, going to school full-time and still managed to still be sane. All friends would always be impressed, and just ask \u201cHow do you do it, Safwan?\u201d I\u2019d say \u201cI tell myself the same thing.\u201d\u00a0 Off my resume, I’ve worked as a gallery intern, programs intern, retail, part-time weekend warrior (Army National Guard), and more.\u00a0 And the hustle is real – I work for both money and experience. I may still live with my parents, but I try to stay independent and not to rely on them as much.<\/p>\n

As I get older it’s good to prepare myself for the future to come, when I move out someday. But the main focus here is the experience you gain, and some things you just can’t gain in a classroom.\u00a0 Working in a gallery on the Lower East Side, I gained the experience to curate an art show, and after four years of working there I\u2019m still learning something new every day and at every show to come.\u00a0 And some of the skills I\u2019ve learned there I can put towards other perspectives.\u00a0 Curating is all about problem solving, and making sure things fit where they should.\u00a0 Before I could make the connection, this goes down the line of social media, something I wish to pursue as a career.\u00a0 The connection is that social media is just like curating.\u00a0 Excect you\u2019re curating a virtual platform, and knowing what content to post, and how each post may look after the other. Understanding how everything you do can be made into connection.<\/p>\n

And these things you can’t really learn in a classroom setting. Internships and part-time jobs are necessary to build yourself, learn skills, and build your resume. Money is important, but always try to find something that will benefit you.\u00a0 Sometimes the case is also an unpaid internship, and having a part-time job to have the income.\u00a0 But come graduation, and when it comes to finding a job, it\u2019s you with the experience and the person next to you who doesn’t have any.<\/p>\n

In retail, of course, customer service is a skill you gain, as well as sales. As a marketer this is essential, starting small and not knowing when the chain of functionality drops down too.\u00a0 As well as switching departments, something I\u2019ve done in retail and working at The Whitney Museum of Art, knowing the functionality of how each department works, and how as a company or organization everything works together and the chain of roles plays its part to each other.<\/p>\n

Between working four jobs and college, delivery was actually a down time for me. Delivering Vietnamese pho in Bushwick, Brooklyn was more of a cultural experience I gained.\u00a0 Bushwick itself is now a hip place to be.\u00a0 And delivering food I feel was one job any New Yorker has in their lifetime. My uncle back in the day delivered papers on his bike in the neighborhood.\u00a0 AndIi thought that was the coolest thing possible.\u00a0 Being in 2019 now, of course, paper boys don’t exist anymore as time changes, but it\u2019s a cultural experience gained if you didn\u2019t it.\u00a0 Some New York jobs that I can say are cultural to New York, are delivering, working in a pizzeria, freelancing. These are just some to say.\u00a0 But delivering pho, I learned a lot about Brooklyn, Vietnam, and pho.\u00a0 Chillin\u2019 with my friends after work, and feeling the vibe of things is an experience I’ll never forget and I enjoyed very much doing.<\/p>\n

But doing all that, I really reflect how I managed to do all of it. Now I\u2019m just keeping small for now.\u00a0 Working two jobs this spring semester and hoping for a new opportunity awaiting for a summer internship in something new.\u00a0 Experience is the greatest knowledge you can obtain,\u00a0 hustling bring income, but together it brings success.<\/p>\n

Experience will bring you income and success. After graduation you\u2019ll have a degree and experience, and finding a job should come easy. Or better, building yourself further by going freelance or starting a business of your own. Take in the stories from your previous mentors and managers and leaders, and take in their back stories and learn from them.\u00a0 Seeing the risk they’ve taken, and knowing their success, why can’t you or I do it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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