Welcome, everyone! This week's student spotlight is Firzana Syazania! Firzana is a current first-year student from Jakarta, Indonesia, and attended undergraduate school at Western Michigan University, majoring in behavioral science with double minors in data analytics and general business. Today we are going to share a little bit about what drew Firzana to the program, her main interests in IOHRM, advice for future students, and more!
What drew Firzana to the IOHRM program and what made it her final decision
Firzana was originally drawn to the faculty and mentorship support provided to students by professors for research and other projects. She ultimately decided to attend App State’s IOHRM program due to the alumni vouches she saw, as well as the number of varied experiences between them. She valued that each student in the program ventured into different fields and different companies all over.
Firzana’s main interest in IOHRM & current extracurricular activities
Firzana’s main interests include behavioral safety, performance management, and organizational development. She is currently a part of HR Science’s safety team and attended RCIO in October to present some of their preliminary research. She has also been working on an organizational development project with an IOHRM faculty member, where she has been able to use her interests in an applied way. Firzana has also participated in campus international student activities and recently appeared on a panel hosted by International Appalachian where students attending Appalachian offered their insightful global perspectives.
Firzana’s favorite part of App State’s IOHRM program
Her favorite thing about the IOHRM program is the bonding experiences provided to everyone. She stated that the program facilitates some of that bonding, but that she admires that everyone individually takes the initiative to celebrate one another.
Firzana’s advice for those interested in the program
Firzana stated that her experiences have been from an international student perspective, so her advice extends to prospective international students specifically. She advises talking to as many international students on campus as possible, and getting the input of current students but also focusing on international students across campus in various departments, and see how they feel about school resources offered to them, etc. She also advises you to take part in research, be open-minded to learning about different things, and be prepared and open to learning about different subfields in IO that you may have not been interested in or familiar with before.
