This episode discusses soft skills and networking with Savannah Cardenas and Melissa Lopez.

Savannah Cardenas (BU ‘21) is the UPE president and recently signed a full-time job offer at Microsoft. Melissa Lopez (BU ‘21 ) is the UPE vice president and aspires to work at film and animation companies as a software engineer.

Timestamps:

• (0:00:00) Intro
• (0:00:08) Guest Introduction and Background
• (0:05:44) Role Models
• (0:10:34) Developing a Productive Mindset
• (0:18:26) What Makes a Good UPE Applicant?
• (0:26:00) The Importance of Feedback
• (0:29:30) Core Traits of Standout Team Members
• (0:40:04) Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Minorities in STEM
• (0:52:19) Valuable Advice We’ve Received
• (1:07:25) Future Aspirations
• (1:24:45) Our Advice
• (1:35:57) Wrap Up

Hosts:

• Gabriel Moncau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielmoncau/
• Phillip Tran: https://ptran.dev/

UPE Links:

• https://upe.bu.edu/
• https://github.com/BUUPE/
• https://www.facebook.com/upeatbu/
• https://twitter.com/bu_upe