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How I Learned to Walk the Tightrope of Work-Life Balance
There I was again, the very last person in the office. It always started out the same way. Five o’clock hit and I thought to myself, “One more email. Five more minutes won’t hurt.” And then two hours later, I arrived home to a husband grumbling over a home-cooked dinner that lost all its warmth long ago.
One day, as I walked out of the office, past all of the empty parking spots that I envied, I thought to myself, “What if I was one of those people who just left on time?”
And then I thought, “What if I really was one of those people?”
6 Tips for Students Who Dream of Working Abroad
Moving to Qatar for work was one of the greatest challenges I have ever faced. I had lived my whole life in an insignificant city, never leaving town even to go to university, and working in my city’s small hospital. Then I got married and decided that it would be a whole new definition of “fun” to tag along with my husband on his new offer in the far off, mysterious Middle East.
What Jobs Can Marketing Majors Find in Risk Management and Insurance?
Insurance is super competitive, which means high-quality marketers like you are in demand.
Optimize Your Resume to Land a Risk Management and Insurance Job — Here’s How
The best way to write your resume depends totally on the industry and job you’re targeting. Here’s how to knock a business and insurance resume out of the park.
Laura Peterson Career Story
Why did you choose an insurance or risk management career?
I stumbled into the industry. My mom recommended a job opening to me after I graduated college, and coincidentally enough it was in the insurance industry. It was a great opportunity, and to this day, the insurance industry continues to provide me with new and exciting opportunities!
What have you learned during your time in this industry?
How an Intro to Risk Management Course Can Change Your Life
As crazy as it sounds, a simple introductory college course can change your life.
This Fraternity Really Loves Risk: Gamma Iota Sigma
Sarah Rumon has a lot of reasons she loves being in the Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) international business fraternity, like connections to fellow students and alumni around the country.
“I can still think back to my first international conference where I met a few people from St. John’s University, and I still talk to them two years later. I never would have met them if it were not for GIS,” says Rumon, a senior at the University of St. Thomas — Minnesota. “So I really enjoy that feeling of community and camaraderie.”
Why “Intro to Risk Management and Insurance” Should Be Your Next Core Elective
What’s the one class every undergraduate should take? Where will you learn the stuff that will help you to not just get a decent job but win at life?
Public speaking seems like a good bet, and maybe a business writing course isn’t a bad idea. Wine tasting or ballroom dance? Definitely fun but not quite as pragmatic.
Here’s one you’ve probably never considered: “Intro to Risk Management and Insurance (RMI).”
Insurance Careers: The Best-Kept Secret
I will never forget the piece of advice that a keynote speaker shared at my first Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) International Conference. He asked all the students in the audience to lean forward because he was going to let us in on a secret. “You just made the best choice by being here at this conference,” he said. “Working in the insurance industry is the best-kept secret.”
I didn’t think much of it at the time, but as I have grown in my education and my career, this statement has never been truer.