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She furthermore encouraged current ADU students to
take on diverse elective subjects including those from
the business school, with the additional course, titled
Principles of Marketing, enabling her to enrich her
writing skills in the context of the business world.

“The field of a journalist is different to marketing…
[but] they’re both related,” she it is to start trying to work during one’s degree.
said, emphasizing how the
diversity of her ADU course “Start your career when you are still an ADU
“You need to be plan set herself up for future student: believe me, it works, ” she exclaimed.

success as a marketing executive.
In the current job market, where there is
stable and have As well as starting her own intense competition and every person is out for

business in future, Hassouneh themselves, finding a job can be challenging,
faith” hopes to become “a woman especially for recent graduates lacking experience.
marketing”.
As such, our interviewee believes it is essential for
in
leader
Her vision of leadership involves ADU students to begin their careers as early as
- Sara Hassouneh mentoring and empowering possible through “volunteer” work, “part-time”
those around her, a process she employment, extra “internships”, or “freelance” jobs.
began during her student life,
as she uplifted her close friends It is a vast mixture of influencing factors that
and fellow ADU graduates. made Sarah Hassouneh into the competent
social media and content marketer she is today.
One of which is Summer Margani, a Sudanese
woman who now also works in the marketing Starting off with only her inherent drive, ambition,
field. Hassouneh conveyed the importance of and perseverance, Hassouneh was then nurtured by
women rising up as roles models, to be proud the careful guidance of her diligent ADU mentors, and
of their backgrounds, and to grow together. the helpful course content offered by the university.

“I push her and support [her], [as] Her determination to pursue postgraduate study as
she supports me… I’m very lucky…” she forged a full-time career in the media, all while
When asked about advice for current ADU students, aiding others to achieve their own dreams, is a true
Hassouneh could not stress enough how important testament to her insatiable ambition and leadership. ■