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Importance of Trying New Things & Marketing Yourself To Employers | Daisha McDaniel, DEI Talent Integration Advisor

September 14, 2023 Alisa Horikawa Episode 4
Importance of Trying New Things & Marketing Yourself To Employers | Daisha McDaniel, DEI Talent Integration Advisor
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Importance of Trying New Things & Marketing Yourself To Employers | Daisha McDaniel, DEI Talent Integration Advisor
Sep 14, 2023 Episode 4
Alisa Horikawa

Daisha McDaniel is a diversity, equity, and inclusion talent integration advisor at Activision Blizzard. In this episode, Daisha shares her diverse experiences (interning in the human resources department, doing a marketing rotational program, working at a bank, supporting an entertainment lawyer, and more) and how each step led to where she is today. Throughout her story, Daisha shares the importance of trying out new roles and how to best market yourself to employers.


Resources mentioned in the episode:


Topics we discussed:

  • Daisha’s undergrad experience (studying communication with a concentration in entertainment studies) and wanting to go into entertainment law
  • Pivoting into new career paths through the guidance of mentors
  • Challenges of finding a job after receiving her MBA
  • What’s a rotational program and do you do in a rotational program?
  • How she got into DEI
  • The value of trying out different roles even if you think you would not enjoy them
  • Importance of learning how to market your experiences and skills to employers



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Music:
@CAS

Show Notes

Daisha McDaniel is a diversity, equity, and inclusion talent integration advisor at Activision Blizzard. In this episode, Daisha shares her diverse experiences (interning in the human resources department, doing a marketing rotational program, working at a bank, supporting an entertainment lawyer, and more) and how each step led to where she is today. Throughout her story, Daisha shares the importance of trying out new roles and how to best market yourself to employers.


Resources mentioned in the episode:


Topics we discussed:

  • Daisha’s undergrad experience (studying communication with a concentration in entertainment studies) and wanting to go into entertainment law
  • Pivoting into new career paths through the guidance of mentors
  • Challenges of finding a job after receiving her MBA
  • What’s a rotational program and do you do in a rotational program?
  • How she got into DEI
  • The value of trying out different roles even if you think you would not enjoy them
  • Importance of learning how to market your experiences and skills to employers



Have a career question you would like answered? Fill out this survey!

Career question form: https://forms.gle/WRue3xxNyuY3oigZ6


Make sure to check out our other platforms!

YouTube: @Career Explorer's Guide

Instagram: @career.explorers.guide

TikTok: @career.explorers.guide

Email: career.explorers.guide@gmail.com

Career question form: https://forms.gle/WRue3xxNyuY3oigZ6



Music:
@CAS