Recent Sauder graduate Tom Dobzranski came to say a few words about his multi-pronged path to career and it prompted me to think about how I eventually got to becoming a student studying commerce as well as considering options down the road.

I recall in one of the classes much earlier in the year we were asked the following question: “What made you choose BCom?”
Of many things that came to my head, it was actually hard to come up with a definite reason. I wasn’t one of the guys who was set in stone for Finance, or Investment Banking, or some Head Marketing role in a local firm. In the days following, I convinced myself that having background in several field is ideal for today. The world is changing and becoming extremely advanced at a fast rate, being innovative is a challenge. Certainly having knowledge in more than one field is favourable.

Tom in his basement studio:

What about this as an office???

Tom is able to continue his passion for music and he’ll always be pocketing business tools learned from his BCom.
Perhaps job security isn’t so hard after all.