I am Kelley Franklin and I also go by Kel. I was born and raised in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. I transferred from Harrisburg Area Community College in May 2008 with an associate’s degree in Computer Information Systems. This is my first semester at Temple and I hope to finish in spring 2010 with a BBA in Management Information Systems.

I love technology! I have been the family tech support since I was 13. Computers consume my life and I enjoy every minute of it. I use a lot of free software and I love web applications such as Gmail and Google calendar. Both of these tools are essential for daily organization. I want to have a career in the information technology industry. Currently my goal is to be an IT consultant and trainer.

  Keeping in touch with people and making new friends is a necessity to me. I am currently in 3 SPOs: Association of Management Information Systems, Students for Responsible Business, and Phi Beta Lambda. I am also involved in the Fox Mentor program here. By being involved, I have made many friends and contacts for the future. 
  My favorite things to do in my spare time change frequently. Currently I have been swimming a few times a week, but I enjoy almost all sports. Much of my day is spent reading blogs to feed my growing thirst for knowledge. The greatest things to me are the finer things in life. Things like hanging out with friends or taking the subway to south philly for a cheese steak are amazing.
 

During my two years at Temple, I hope to better myself. I just got CSPD’d and now I am ready to start looking for internships. It is going to be an exciting ride on my way to graduation. Networking, internships, involvement, goals, and the many aspects of being a student in the second half of college, are all things I plan to write about. I am also open to whatever you want to hear about. Comments are more than welcome!

We are very excited to intoduce two current Fox School of Business student bloggers to Opportunity Knocks. 

Abigail Ricarte and Joseph Norton

Both Abigail and Joe have agreed to give you a student prospective on their internship and job searches.  We hope their insight, successes, and excitment will be helpful to all our students.  Please feel free to ask them questions, comment on their posts, and gain some valuable feedback from those who are currently going through their search for the PERFECT CAREER!

Please read their bios and allow them to introduce themselves!!

If you are interested in sharing some of your insight into your personal job search please contact the CSPD office!

Allow me to introduce myself and let everyone know alittle about me. This is Joe Norton.
I’m a transfer student from Kutztown and I’m currently wrapping up sophomore year, the 2nd semester of my first academic year at Temple University.

I am an Entrepreneurship major - I love to explore business opportunities, and want to start my own company. I run a few websites and write a bit for my College Student Health & Fitness blog: Student Fitness. I am a member of Toastmasters, the public speaking organization, and the webmaster & a member of ESA (Entrepreneurial Student Association).

Besides academics and business, I’m also into athletics. I played football all thru high school and continue to run and lift even though I do not play football in college. I also love many forms of music. Ranging from Ska, Swing, Rock, Reggae, Rap to Techno. Basically everything but country. I also am a big fan of stand-up comedians. My favorite tv shows are: COPS, Intervention, Daily Show, Colbert Report, & Futurama. Favorite Movies: Office Space, Jim Carrey in anything, any inspiring sports story.

I’m currently undergoing my first search for a serious business internship. I have a 2 prong attack in my strategy. One prong is the Finance sector - I’m open to working in a Finance firm because I am interested in finance and investments. The Second prong is Small Businesses - Given my proclivity to entrepreneurship I am very interested in working with a small company, especially startups where I feel I can really contribute and mean more to the company. Either way, I’m looking forward to the adventure of it all and I’m going to do everything I can to try and line up my dream job for the summer.