Tekin, who had been involved in business life in corporate companies both before her associate degree education and since her graduation, shared her student years and subsequent experiences with the students. She stated that she had the goal of graduating with honors when she started school and that she progressed in line with this goal by fulfilling both her responsibilities as a student and the responsibilities of being a mother without any absenteeism. Tekin, who is currently the Store Manager of English Home, emphasized that she has definitely used the knowledge she gained through the courses during her years at Acıpayam VS in her professional life one day.

Providing examples about the importance of accessing and keeping information up to date, Tekin advised students to spend their education periods efficiently and to invest more in themselves. Sharing anecdotes from her own job search and interview process, Tekin also touched upon topics such as team management, time management, customer relations management, resource and energy management. Reminding students that the desired point can be reached in every job done with passion despite difficult conditions, the speaker also emphasized the importance of courage and initiative in a career. Emotional moments were also experienced from time to time during the speech, which was listened to with interest and appreciation by the students. In particular, the lecturers who came to listen to the speech and witnessed Çiğdem Tekin’s effort and success during her student years were deeply impressed by the speech of their graduate student, who is now a successful manager.