#16-Carlos Duran: JOKING AROUND PUTS IT INTO PERSPECTIVE

Join the conversation I had with Carlos Duran who is the SHPE President (’19-’20) at SDSU. Learn the obstacles he had to overcome as he went through La Jolla High.*Taking a 40 min bus ride to be in school. Be at bus stop 6:13am sharp*High school favorite subjects. Overcoming obstacles and staff turmoils*Developing a strong MindSet and surmounting rejection by college/university admission*Living in older sibling shadow*Engineering choice based on sibling rivalry*Joining SHPE, changing misconceptions. Jumped right into a VP Finance position, increased involvement*Never heard word ENGINEERING up until San Diego City College*Difference from community college to 4 year university (SDSU)*Develop CONFIDENCE, time management through involvement/participation in SHPE*Working on a school full on project from Conceptual to Financial aspects; all in 14 weeks.*Achieving goals takes PATIENCE, DEDICATION & PERSISTENCE*Zero Option Mentality; never considered giving up*What motivated Carlos to keep moving.*Looking for an internship; there is no clear process of guide*Internship preparation begins about a year in advance; BE PREPARED*Attend other university campus career fairs to increase your opportunities*Career position tips (29:25)*Apply to positions that interest you even if you don’t meet the GPA rqmnt*Stay active & pro-active in positions. Process takes about 2 mnths but send follow up email*Create a LINKEDIN account, develop, key search on your target companies*70-75% get filled by connection referral; get busy NETWORKINGIf Carlos had not selected engineering he would be doing videography and cinematic; he loves creating and analyzing movies.Shout out to Gabriel Duran…serving as a role model to his younger brother!!Definition of SUCCESS; set goal and achieve them!!!Advice to his younger self: Try hard in high school, focus on your journey.Life Changing Event: Getting hurt and loosing ability to play soccer because of injury.Overcoming Depression.#SUCCESSINNOVATION #LEADERSHIP #MESA #internship #summerintern #generalatomics #shpe #shpefamilia #spaceX