Reflecting back on my career, I honestly couldn’t be more proud of myself at this point. I grew up in a lower income community with a blue collar family. Most people graduate from my High School and enter into the workforce, passing on college or trade schools. Most of these jobs are manufacturing or labor intensive positions. I however, had the fortune of attending college right out of High School on an athletic scholarship. Although I found out quickly that I was not ready to take on the responsibility of a student-athlete. Therefore, after just one year of college, I dropped out. Quickly realizing I needed to make money and provide for myself, I began working for a lawn care company. Working in lawn care was draining both physically and mentally. Physical labor 50+ hours a week takes its toll on your body. After work you don’t want to do anything but rest. You don’t have a lot of free time and you find yourself becoming burnt out really fast. Mentally you question yourself every day. Questions like, “why am I doing this” or “there has to be another way”. You feel worthless at times. After a year or so of doing lawn care, I chose to go back to school part-time, taking a class or two at a time. I still had to work in lawn care in order to pay the bills but I had a goal in mind, a goal to finish what I started. I always knew I wanted to work in a professional environment. After 4 years of working and taking courses, I decided I needed to change my environment. I was surrounded by the same people, people that weren’t contributing to my goal of becoming successful. Therefore, with some college education under my belt, I decided to apply for entry-level sales positions in Chicago. After interviews started to pres... ... middle of paper ... ...find more leads. B.) Implement performance enhancement plans for those not trying as hard. Obviously option B was something my boss would have to handle. Therefore, I went with option A. My course of action was to train my team on the processes and resources I utilize on a daily basis. Implementing the solution included one-on-one training with each rep, job shadowing and a list of resources to help find new prospects. After implementing this solution, it was determined that each rep, with the exception of one, were now filling there pipelines accordingly to ensure we are on pace to hit both monthly and yearly quotas. It is too early to tell if this solution has worked in the long-term, but at this point my boss doesn’t seemed worried about generating new prospects. I’m now responsible for training all new reps on the tips and tricks of finding new prospects.
I was hired quickly and kept my first job for a year. During that year, I worked quite often, which had affected my school work. I didn’t make time to study and went to bed late most nights. As much as I wanted to quit, I kept working. I wanted to quit, because I feared I couldn’t keep up with school anymore. It terrified me that I would fall so behind, and never get anywhere in life. I kept faith, and I worked hard to get where I am today. I never gave up. I did not like asking for money at home, because I knew everyone was already struggling. I felt like I needed my job, so that I could make money to pay for things myself. Without work, I wouldn’t have any lunch money for school. My grandparents helped as much as they could. It's not their job though, I felt that it wasn’t fair they had to keep spending their money on me. Working has taught me great skills. I was shy before my first job. I am now more outgoing and social; I love meeting new people. I still work to this very day, and I am working hard in school. With good time management, I’m able to keep up with
It was at the community college I decided to major in accounting. I took an accounting class and received an A. I finally believed that I found my calling of pursuing a career to be an accountant. I enjoyed helping others and being an accountant would benefit financially. The journey that I have lived has been very difficult. It has been almost 6 years since I received my undergraduate degree. In the fall of 2011 I began my on my certification to file personal income taxes with H&R Block. It was a great opportunity to network with other tax preparers and gain knowledge from them. The position as a Tax Specialist was a great experience, but the position was only seasonal. I worked until April 2012 with H&R Block, then I was offered a position with The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, a state agency. The Office was in Arlington, Texas. As a Tax Compliance Officer I dealt with the collection of delinquent taxes. I was promoted to an analyst position in 2014. For this position I interpreted tax statutes, rules, and publications to taxpayers by telephone. This position was in Austin, Texas. I commuted from McGregor, Texas to Austin for 9 months. I almost finalized a mortgage of buying a home but the process was not able to go forward because I became ill with a stomach ulcer. Being in an office setting took its toll on my body. I decided to resign from the
My first job was with a loan officer where I worked as support staffer which pretty much meant everything from translating and interpreting to taking out the trash. From there I worked for a bit at Target, in their little café/Starbucks, which was my lesson in life where I did not want to be. During this time I interviewed for an internship with then Senator Ensign, and was brought on the team as an intern. I graduated high school and knew I had to get out of fast food, and went to apply for retail. I landed a job in a luxury retail store, thanks to my multiple language skills and did great. I had the time of my life working with very important and high profile clients and being close to what I loved Fashion, but I knew this was not going to be my career. I quit for an opportunity I was offered with Nevada Youth Coalition helping out with voter registration, but had to go back to Mexico for a bit. Upon returning I attended the NCLR conference in which I ran into a person from my past Law School mentorship program HUELLAS, who happened to tell me they were looking for a file clerk. I applied and interviewed, and was hired that fall with DeCastroverde Law Firm. I worked there for about a year and a half and moved up to legal assistant, when the opportunity for this job came. I interviewed in the fall, but was not given the job. I decided to head back home, and the day I returned back to Las Vegas to start my spring semester I got a call for a second interview and the rest is history.
Though I was in work force for many years, the long hours, the time away from my family and my dissatisfaction of where I was at, I knew I needed a change. I needed a career that not only motivated me but also made a difference in people’s lives.
People can even start there own business.My father Steven Clinkscales did not go to college but started working as the maniger at Superior Pool Products. However, he was not happy with his job so he started his own company, Clinkscales Pool Repair. I asked him if he is more happy with his job now, he said that he is much more happy than he has ever been.
College is a time for young people to develop and grow not only in their education, but social aspects as well. One of the biggest social scenes found around college campuses are athletic events, but where would these college sports be without their dedicated athletes? Student athletes get a lot of praise for their achievements on the field, but tend to disregard the work they accomplish in the classroom. Living in a college environment as a student athlete has a great deal of advantages as well as disadvantages that affect education and anti-intellectualism.
Maybe you are one of those people who are pretty successful on their chosen fields, yet still feel unfulfilled. Lots of people are coming into their daily jobs without a sense of self and are unhappy. Somehow deep inside you you are dying to leave the career that feeds you.
After 5 grueling yet entertaining years of college, 4 concurrent but disappointing years of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), I decided to quit college. I was 23 at this time in my life. Without a college degree, I became a contributing citizen to society. After 3 years working in the private sector, I landed a career in the Federal Government - I felt on top of the world. My parents were proud of me and nothing could be better. However, after years of work, and watching my friends and colleagues with college degrees climb the "corporate ladder," I found myself envious of their accomplishments. I started questioning whether my decision to quit college was a bad idea.
Growing up in a society where there are so many opportunities, I had no problem figuring out what I wanted to do with my life. I have always enjoyed helping others in any way that I was able too. From babysitting, raking leaves, serving as a volunteer for a number of organizations, no matter how big or small the need, I have always found it gratifying to help others. I ultimately recognized that I had to pursue a career in something that would allow me to help others, while positively giving back to the community. The heavy influence of wanting to help others comes from my very own personal life experiences, which have greatly impacted my career choices. These experiences include being an adopted child, volunteering within my community, serving as a resident assistant and
After watching 4 of the Youtube videos from the list, it gave me a better idea on how to be successful in navigating for a job. I plan on looking for career opportunities by networking and doing an internship to better understand the sports industry. Being a student-athlete gives me an advantage in this aspect because I have a lot of connections through administrators and coaches that I can take advantage of. The message that I want employers to receive about my skills and abilities is that I am extremely hard working and able to adjust to any situation. Being a Division 1 athlete for four years has shown me how to best play a role in an organization and the skills necessary to be successful as a group and individually. I will communicate
One of the most important decisions that any high school student or young adult has to make is deciding what they want to spend the rest of their life doing. Coming into this year I didn't have a clue what I wanted to have as my career. Obviously everybody has their dream job, mine being a pro basketball player overseas, but everybody needs a backup plan if their dreams do not pan out. Recently, I started researching certain careers and taking tests ,such as the WISCareers interest inventory, to decide what career would fit my interests the best. After all the tests and research, I came to the conclusion that becoming a loan officer was what suited me and my interests the best("WISCareers")."Loan officers evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of loan applications for people and businesses"("Bureau of Labor Statistics"). Being a loan officer is the perfect job for me because they have flexible hours, an above average salary, and a limited amount of schooling.
That summer after school I just wanted to find a job and start making some money. Going to college for anther four year was something I thought I could not handle. I final got a job at UPS unloading trucks. At first I thought how hard could it be? But every day I would come home exhausted from working in the heat. And then when I got tiny pay check, it hit me. From then on I decided that manual labor was something that I could not do the rest of my life and I could definitely not support a family on that income. A job behind a desk in the air conditioning was what I wanted.
I consider myself a career student, I never have enough, if I am not taking college courses I am studying real estate, evictions, bankruptcy, child custody, divorce, accounting, property management, etc. My passion is knowing and learning about different things in life, until this day people make fun of me, always asking when will I be done with my degree or why don’t I have a certain type of job. I always reply with a smile, saying, I am the jack-of-all-trades. I have been a successful entrepreneur for 15 years in real estate sales, investments, loans, and property manager I don’t think I need a degree to do what I enjoyed doing I just need the knowledge and determination, I enjoyed learning and someday not far I will have a degree not because I need a better job or to prove to anyone that I am worth it, but to prove to myself that I did what I was sent out to do. I lost both of my parents already, so I won’t even have the satisfaction of showing them that I did what I was sent out to do. They wanted their daughters to do better than staying in a small city raising kids and working in the fields. I feel that I have accomplished everything that they wanted for me. I am a self-employed business owner that until this day, ( not out of need, but out of pure love for learning) studies hard and enjoys everything that life throws at me. After all,
There are many good athletes in professional sports today. There are many good athletes in college sports today also. Some of the biggest names in sports are Mark McGwire, Steve Young, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, and so on. Now, imagine if all of those players never made it to the pros. What would happen to professional sports? Why are they in the pros now? To make it into professional sports you need more than just talent. You need opportunity. College scholarships not only give athletes the opportunity to reach the professional ranks, but also give the chance for many players to earn a degree in higher education.
I took computer science and programming classes while I work full time in Safeway as a supervisor. Working in customer service greatly helped me to communicate and learned the culture. I also learned to be attentive through listening to their needs and be able to provide them the absolute service. Therefore, I also progress in willingness to learn. With my working experience, I learned to come out of my shell and keep progressing. However, in the last two years, there are so many obligations that I had to focus such as working full time while in school full time. Some of the years had been rough due to physically, mentally and emotionally exhaustion. Some of the quarters in school were greatly affected and led to failures because there are times I focused too much earning money to support my family and myself to survive and to have an education. It was hard to balance between work and school. Even though I failed so many times, I repeated some courses to be able to understand, practice and comprehend those classes that I failed. I believed that before success, I had to experience the pain and struggles of failures. For now, I am learning to be flexible in keeping up with all the responsibilities. I realized that people cannot get what they want or need because they have money, but because they