Find Out What You Don’t Like!
This workshop is for you if you are wondering:
You want to learn how to leverage your connections and network with people in a way that makes sense for you.
You want to learn how to let go of expectations for what you think you should do, and find opportunities doing what you want to do.
You want to learn how to pursue a career serving others without sacrificing your personal life or economic stability.
Workshop details:
This workshop will show you that it is ok to not know what you want! Figuring out how to find jobs and opportunities that serve others in a way that feels right to you is a process, and not something that happens overnight. Often, we think that we have to find exactly what we want to do in order to move our career forward. However, sometimes figuring out what you don’t like can be just as important in guiding you in the right direction. And if you find out that what you thought you wanted to do is not something you like doing, that is ok too! Finding a career that works for you is about making choices and overcoming challenges along the way. Participants should leave this workshop with a better understanding about how to navigate their next career move (whether that be a job, internship, summer class, etc.) and with a better sense of how to trust their intuition. Participants will also learn more about what “public service” means and the diverse array of opportunities it can encompass.
Meet Riley Minkoff
Legal Services and Policy Fellow, Office of Immigrant Affairs, City of San Diego
Riley Minkoff is the Legal Services and Policy Fellow for the Office of Immigrant Affairs. Prior to working with OIA, Riley was an intern with the Office of Global Affairs for Mayor Todd Gloria. Her previous political experience includes working for Long Beach Councilwoman Stacy Mungo and Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA 47). She has also gained legal experience working for an immigration firm in Pennsylvania, the University of San Diego pro bono Immigration Legal Clinic, the Centers for Public Interest Law (CPIL), and U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge Jill Burkhardt in the Southern District of California.
She is currently a Law Student and Masters of Peace and Justice Student at University of San Diego in the joint JD/MAPJ program and expects to graduate with both degrees in the spring of 2024. She received her B.A. in Political Science, Spanish, and Women’s and Gender Studies from Muhlenberg College in 2020, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Riley has studied in Spain, France, Rwanda, Costa Rica, and the U.K. and enjoys learning from and working with people from different cultures. She hopes to continue to help people from around the world seek safety and refuge in the U.S. and plans to dedicate her career to fighting for underrepresented communities.
“‘If not now, when?’ If you want to change something, there is no better time than the present. You have to be your own biggest fan, and don’t be embarrassed or afraid to advocate for yourself. ”
