Significant Career Lesson From a Senior Account Manager at Movio
Caitlin's significant career lesson is that "you really can pivot your career and make changes," as demonstrated by their transition from public relations—a creative role—to data-driven marketing in a software company. This highlights the transferability of skills and the importance of passion in successfully navigating career shifts.
Career Pivoting, Transferable Skills, Data-Driven Marketing, Career Passion, Professional Development
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Caitlin (Klein) McMahon
Senior Account Manager
Movio
University of Southern California
UCLA Anderson School of Management - MBA
Advertising, Public Relations
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Strategic Management and Executive
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. One can pivot their career and make changes throughout their career journey.
2. Transferable skills from one career path can be applied to another.
3. Passion is key to successfully transitioning between different career areas.
Transcript
Q11: Significant lesson - career
What is one lesson that you've learned that has proven to be really significant for you throughout your career?
One lesson I learned is that you really can pivot your career and make changes as you go throughout your career journey. I started in public relations, which wasn't really as analytical; I was more on the creative side, working with the press to create different stories.
Then, I went to a software company where I worked with data analytics, pulling consumer insights and really focusing on data-driven marketing. There are transferable skill sets in every career path that you take.
If you're passionate about something you want to do, you can really take those skill sets—the soft skills, the hard skills—that you learned in one area and transfer them to another area, as long as it's something you really want to be doing and are passionate about.
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