The SMD Podcast

Episode #6 - Temp-Service Jobs: The Benefits of Working One and How It Can Be An Asset to A Resume

Have you encountered issues with trying to find a job within your degree? Are you tired of trying to find a job that is not relevant to your Bachelor's and Master's degrees or work experience? In her sixth episode, Serianna Machesney Dehmlow, host and creator of "The SMD Podcast", shares her experiences on her job search struggle, and how a temp-service job helped her to gain the relevant experience she needed to add onto her resume. She will also provide you with a couple pieces of her advice on getting a temp-service job and what skills test you should take while working in a temp-service job. Tune in to learn more about how a temp-service job might help you to build your skills, and add them onto your resume today! References Cited: Upwork, T. (2022, June 14). What is a Temp Agency? Definition, Services, and How They Work. Upwork. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.upwork.com/resources/what-is-a-temp-agency [https://www.upwork.com/resources/what-is-a-temp-agency]. Website. What is Temporary Work?. JOIN. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2023, from https://join.com/glossary/temporary-work [https://join.com/glossary/temporary-work]. Website.

Episode #5 - General Fitness: The Hobby That Led Me to Lead a Healthy and Successful Life After Sports

Have you ever felt like you are lost on what to do with your life after sports once you entered into the professional world? Have you had the strangest thought on once you left your respective sports to start your full-time jobs, you wished you set foot on the athletic fields again? Have you ever wondered what positive benefits general fitness provides for your health, especially after you are finished with sports? In her fifth episode, Serianna Machesney Dehmlow, host and creator of "The SMD Podcast", shares her experiences as a student-athlete and how she uses general fitness to not only help her relive the glory days of being a student-athlete, as well as helper her to improve her health and wellness, but also to prepare herself for a positive, social and professional life after sports. Tune in to find out why general fitness is vital to your overall health and wellness, and how it can help you to improve your mind and body today! References Cited: Why is physical activity so important for health and well-being? — American Heart Association. American Heart Association. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2023, from https://www.heart.org/why-is-physical-activity-so-important-for-health-and-wellbeing [https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/fitness-basics/why-is-physical-activity-so-important-for-health-and-wellbeing]. Website. General Fitness — Fitness Health 101. Fitness Health 101. (n.d.). Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.fitnesshealth101.com/fitness/general [https://www.fitnesshealth101.com/fitness/general]. Website. Smith, D. (17 August 2019). Personal interview via verbal communication.

Episode #4 - Disney College Program: My Experiences During It and How It Prepared Me for My Professional Career

Are you thinking about attending graduate school after you earned your Bachelor's degree, and want to make extra money while studying for your Master's? Do you want a fun internship that not only offers benefits as an employee, but also grants you the opportunity to make magic for your guests, as well as help you to develop communication and guest service skills and improve your professionalism? Serianna Machesney Dehmlow, host and creator of "The SMD Podccast" shares her story on how the Disney College Program has changed her life, and how it became a great addition to her resume for her professional career, as well as her advice on what participants will need to know prior to participation in the internship. Tune in today to listen to her magical internship experience! Story Also Available on Medium: Medium - Disney College Program: Why I Participated and How It Prepared Me for My Professional Career [https://medium.com/@serianna.m.dehmlow/disney-college-program-why-i-participated-and-how-it-prepared-me-for-my-professional-career-db18ee6b6854] References Cited: About - The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/ [https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/]. Company Website. Disney Careers. The Walt Disney Company (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://jobs.disneycareers.com/ [https://jobs.disneycareers.com/]. Company Website. Disney College Program - Tompkins Cortland Community College. Tompkins Cortland Community College. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.tompkinscortland.edu/academics/disney-college-program [https://www.tompkinscortland.edu/academics/disney-college-program]. Website. What are the fees for a Disney program? – Disney Programs Support. Disney Programs Support. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://support.disneyprograms.com/hc/en-us/articles/What-are-the-fees-for-a-Disney-Program [https://support.disneyprograms.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004149572-What-are-the-fees-for-a-Disney-Program-]. Website. Flamingo Crossings Village - American Campus Communities. American Campus Communities. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.americancampus.com/student-apartments/fl/disney/flamingo-crossings-village [https://www.americancampus.com/student-apartments/fl/disney/flamingo-crossings-village#faq]. Website.

Episode #3 - Running Technique: How the Secret Ingredient Helped My Running and Fitness Training

Have you ever realized that the techniques to fitness training is extremely crucial, but have never realized it until you start having an injury to a specific muscle or body part while training for your respective sports? Do you have a son or daughter who is a current or incoming student-athlete that wants to get better at their sports in the offseason and during their season? In her third episode, Serianna Machesney Dehmlow, host of "The SMD Podcast", shares her experiences as a student-athlete, how she dealt with and recovered from an IT Band injury due to running without proper running and training techniques, and how proper running techniques and training helped her to improve her health and wellness, as well as transformed her into a better athlete and person. She will also provide you with some important tips on what you and your student-athletes can do to get better in the offseason, as well as during your respective sports' season, while preventing injuries. Tune in today to find out why proper running and fitness training techniques are vital to your health and wellness, and how they can help you with your fitness goals! Story Also Available on Medium: Medium - Running Technique: How the Secret Ingredient Helped My Running [https://medium.com/@serianna.m.dehmlow/running-technique-how-the-secret-ingredient-helped-my-running-7005c71668e2]

Episode #2 - Pursuing a Master's Degree: What Information Should You Look For?

Are you thinking about attending graduate school after college, but not sure what programs spark your career interests? Have you thought about getting a job right after graduating college? Or do you have a son or daughter who graduated college with a Bachelor's degree, and they are wondering what graduate school programs would connect well with the major they studied during their undergrad? In her second episode on "The SMD Podcast", host and creator, Serianna Machesney Dehmlow, shares her experience of attending graduate school, the process it took to decide, and what career path she chose to pursue, as a result of pursuing a Master's degree. She also shares her advice by elaborating on the questions she wrote down to ask a university about graduate school. Tune in to learn from her advice today! Story Also Available on Medium: Medium - Pursuing a Master's Degree: What Information Should You Look For? [https://medium.com/@serianna.m.dehmlow/pursuing-a-masters-degree-what-information-should-you-look-for-e030b3491a44]