Peter Evans:
Getting That First Job After
Graduating from School
Peter Evans targets his portfolio to demonstrate that
although his G.P.A. has been average, he can be an
exceptional performer in the job he is hoping to get.CAREER SITUATION
Peter Evans is about to graduate from a community college with an
associate’s degree in marketing and is hoping to get a job as an assis-
tant marketing manager for a fitness club. He’s had an up-and-down
academic record, doing very well in the courses that interested him
and not so well in courses that didn’t hold his attention. Now that he’s
competing for his first job, he wishes he’d worked a little harder in the
courses that bored him, since his overall grade point average, or
G.P.A., puts him pretty much in the middle of the pack.
Peter is applying for a marketing job in a fitness center because
he’s passionate about fitness and he loves promoting. He’s not a great
athlete, but he is a real fitness buff who tries to work out every day, and
runs as many marathons as he can fit into his schedule. His passion for
promoting was very much in evidence this past year when, as promo-
tions coordinator for his school’s Future Marketers’ Club, he pumped
new life into the organization. As promotions coordinator, he used his
own creative ideas to recruit new members. He also did exceptionally18906.qxd 6/27/03 8:35 AM Page 189
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