Name: Dr. Dave Rosenthal
Position: Professor of Marketing
Alma Maters: University of Pennsylvania (BS), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MBA), University of Virginia (DBA)
Favorite Movie: The Quiet Man
Favorite Ice Cream: Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge
HC: Briefly, what route did you take toward your current career?
Dr. R: Consulting straight out of undergrad. Worked in market research and sales/sales training. Finished MBA nights and weekends. Then, on to doctoral program then to MU.
HC: What kind of advice would you give senior students looking for a career right out of Miami?
Dr. R: Career advice… Easy! Two big points. a) Find a passion and pursue it. b)”Go With Growth! Find an industry that is growing, find the best company in the industry, provide a mission-critical function for the company, and do something that will stretch your abilities. If you can do all of these things, you AUTOMATICALLY WIN!
HC: What advice might you give younger students who are trying to build a resume for a future career?
Dr. R: Build your resume… You need 4 things: a) Decent grades… not Dean’s List but above a 3.0. Don’t go nuts… just do your job. b) Experience… summer employment at least, and an internship or two related to your field would be ideal. c) Meaningful activity… by this, I mean some combination of student organizations, school year employment, organized athletics, or philanthropy… you need at least TWO good ones. Don’t just participate – LEAD! d) You need to be able to express how this combination of a+b+c makes you unique and able to contribute.
HC: If you had to name up to five qualities a student needs to succeed, which would you choose?
Dr. R: FIVE qualities? Nah… I can sum it up in just a couple. a) “Get with the program!” This means join whatever you do with enthusiasm and a willingness to do whatever it takes to help out, move forward, improve things, support, succeed, play for the TEAM! b) Ethics and honor are EVERYTHING! Stand for something.