A Summer's Day Mary Oliver Analysis

Mary Oliver’s poem, “A Summer’s Day”, is a metaphor about life and humankind. It conveys the idea that life is precious and should be embraced. The grasshopper much like a human is unique and in charge of their own destiny. Like the grasshopper, I plan to create my own destiny by straying away from the ideal career paths given by my personality results and becoming a marketing manager. Specifically, I’d like to be a marketing manager for a marketing department in a technology based company.
I was first attracted to the general marketing field in my previous marketing class. My professor really stressed that marketing was about creating value for a product or company. The idea of establishing such importance not only through marketing, but advertising and promotions sparked diverse interest in the profession. A career in marketing means work with art directors, sales agents, and financial staff members. Knowing that I’m always changing along with my interests I need a career that alters as I do. From my previous marketing

knowledge, I was able to complete a mindsumo challenge that allowed me to use general marketing procedures gained in school and apply it to a real life situation. Through my essay I offered ideas on how to market to millennials and in turn won some money.
My Plan Personality Type Report resulted in ESTJ.

Scores showed I was 73% extroverted vs 27% introverted, 60% sensor vs 40% intuitive, 67% thinker vs 33% feeler, and 53% judger vs 47% perceiver. From this the career match emphasized profession in sales such as sales engineer, sales representatives, etc. From this I wasn’t disappointed because from my past course sales is a part of marketing. I have learned that although I wanted to stay away from sales it still has interesting points that may work for me. My top match was sales engineers which appealed most to me. Engineering is fascinating to me. To sell complex scientific and technological products or services to businesses and to understand the scientific processes that make these products or services work could be really intriguing. I’d love to combine my passion for marketing and curiosity for engineering which would be possible as a marketing manager for a technology or engineering

company.
In addition to, meeting with my career coach, Angela Cotto, I learned that just because your personality report and career match says one thing you can do whatever you feel passionate about. With that being said, my career match also showed a lot of management positions that opened my eyes to marketing management. My career goals have stayed the same in the sense that I still want to be in the marketing field. I have changed my mind about what field I’d like to be in. I originally wanted to be in the hospitality industry for marketing for restaurants, but now I’d like to be in a more technology based field.
In conclusion, I’d like to be a marketing manager for a marketing department in a technology based company. Due to the different aspects a marketing manager has such as developing a marketing strategy, product development, consulting with employees and potential buyers motivates me to get into the profession. Considering my previous experience and background I recognize that working for a technology based company fulfills my need for diversity and passion.