Bethany McGill
Disney Feature Animation
"Strive to help others achieve their goals on the way to achieving your own. It's more fun and everyone benefits."
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Bethany's work combines: Technology, Art, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Art/Art Studies, General
Oklahoma Baptist University
Graduate Degree
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
University of North Texas
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Librarians and Media Collections Specialists:
Bachelor's Degree: Museology/Museum Studies
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
Got a bachelors degree, but didn't know how to turn it into a job in that field. I worked several jobs to start and pay back loans.
2.
Decided to go back to grad school, realized how much I wanted to work in a museum.
3.
Finished grad school, got internship in a museum. Had to pay off student loans so I worked retail jobs and volunteered on my days off in museums to gain experience.
4.
Moved to a new state where I continued to work retail jobs but had even bigger better museums I could volunteer at.
5.
6 years of working hard I finally paid off enough debt so I could afford to take a pay cut and get an entry level job in my dream field.
6.
Applied for approximately a bazillion jobs. Got no response mmmm, maybe most of those.
7.
I had a supervisor at one of my volunteer jobs who recommended I apply for an open position. I did about 5 interviews but finally got my dream job.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You aren't qualified enough, you don't have the right experience. You are too shy and don't put yourself out there enough. They are going to read your application and think it is lame.
How I responded:
Other people are far too busy worrying about their insecurities to have time to think critically of you. If someone bothers to be mean or overly critical of you, chances are they have their own insecurities and are just acting out (which stops happening significantly after high school). You don't lose anything to put yourself out there and apply for something you want, it is painless to just apply.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I went to school and took out a lot in student loans. It was crazy, I had no idea that it would be so easy to borrow so much money but how MUCH/LONG you have to work to pay that back.