Hello, Hello.

Hello working world, hello senior year. After this summer, I feel better prepared going into my senior year with confidence and knowledge that no one else will have. I know I’ll be ready to jump right into the working world and hit the ground running. I think you can all read into my internship experiences my reading my other blogs but I’ll take this time to talk about the benefit of our regional project and why it makes me feel so good about saying ‘hello’.

The SalesForce project gave me intangible skills that I can carry to any new adventure in life, school, or work. I now know how to pick up the phone, do my best sales pitch, and get rejected without skipping a beat. (I can’t imagine how much this will help me recover after a bad attempt at picking up a girl on campus) I know how to deal with success and how to deal with failure. I’m confident in presenting myself and my product with a professional and personal touch. I feel prepared to meet deadlines, work as a team, and even compete in a friendly nature.

Most importantly, I’ve gained a great amount of experience in managing my time, and my resources. The SF project forced me to prioritize my projects, and use my great amount of resources around the office to get ahead. I had to find a friendly co-worker or two to assist me with the project and keep me on the right track. I had to put other, sometimes more preferable, projects aside so I could be ready and prepared to share my updates on the Thursday conference call.

These sorts of skills are transferable in so many aspects of my future and I look forward to utilizing them.

-TJ