Joining The Logistics Association

This school year, I wanted to make greater leaps in my chosen field of study. As I’ve already pursued quite a few marketing opportunities, it was about time I stepped up and sought out some in the logistics realm. I discovered a Fisher student organization called The Logistics Association. After attending the first few meetings, they announced they would be hosting The Logistics Association Career Fair. As I wanted to obtain another internship for this upcoming summer, I decided to attend.

 

The first company I spoke to at the career fair made it abundantly clear that they had a no sophomores hiring policy. Muttering my understanding and thanks after a long conversation discussing my skills and resume, I shook their hands and walked away with the promise of keeping in touch until next fall. Little did I know that this disappointing conversation would turn into an amazing opportunity for me. The day after the career fair, I received a phone call from one of the guys I spoke to from the first company. He told me that they were conducting interviews on campus in a couple weeks and that they were so impressed with me that they wanted to give me a mock interview so I could practice with their company. Eager to build my relationships with the company, I hung up and went to work on researching the company. In a few weeks, I was invited to a networking dinner with the company and was the youngest student in attendance. I was also informed that they would be giving me an actual interview. Sticking to their no sophomore protocol, I did not receive an offer. However, I received numerous professional experiences and a mentor from the company. My mentor and I talk on the phone every few weeks and go over my resume, recent professional, philanthropic, and leadership experience, and any new skills I should pursue in order to make an even better impression with the company in the fall.

 

Aside from that first company, I met with multitudes of others and received several next-day interview offers at the career fair. After little sleep, extensive company research, and hours of interview preparation, I put on my suit and went to try and get some offers. And offers I got! I accepted an offer shortly after those interviews with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for Summer 2020. I will be working as a Supply Chain intern at their Global Headquarters and continuing to further my logistics experience with a Fortune 500 company.

 

Later in the semester, The Logistics Association also embarked on a tour of the DSW Distribution Center in Columbus. Several of us headed out to see the facilities and learn a little bit more about what goes on behind the scenes of some of the world’s largest retail stores. It was a very impactful experience that helped reinforce my passion for the industry I am going into.

 

All of these amazing experiences aside, The Logistics Association has given me the opportunity to learn about, speak with, and network with dozens of companies. It has also allowed me to grow both personally and professionally through our weekly meeting and sporadic development events. Joining The Logistics Association has been a great learning experience and has already helped to shape my sophomore year.

G.O.A.L.S.

Much of my Global Awareness stems from my personal culture and the fact that it is so ingrained in my everyday life. Back at home, I’m a part of a German American cultural center. Through various activities and programs including German folk dancing, German language school, soccer, tennis, skiing, and more, I have developed a deep appreciation for the heritage that I come from. As I strive to continually pursue my culture, I took German last year in college. It was a great experience to further my knowledge of the language and also of the current atmosphere throughout the country.

As of now, I have not necessarily conducted research or anything of the sort. As a business major, we typically use our Original Inquiry in various shadowing opportunities. Through The Logistics Association at OSU, I have applied to go on a tour of a distribution center much like one I may be working in someday. I am also going to shadow one of Student Life’s events in October under the special events coordinator. These two opportunities help me to learn about the different facets of my marketing and logistics majors.

This year, I am enrolled in many of my business core classes. These classes are helping me to move forward to my marketing and logistics specialization classes next year. I believe my curriculum has prepared me for my past and future internships in that it teaches me invaluable business skills I will need to utilize in any professional aspect. This past summer, I used many skills I was taught through meetings and classes in Fisher. I also used quite a bit of computer science and engineering skills I learned through my CSE 2111 class last semester for my marketing internship with the Lake Erie Crushers. I also look forward to using my current business skills and the ones I will learn over the course of this year for my internship with Goodyear.

As for my Leadership Development, I have held a few positions in various organizations I have been involved with. Last year, I was a part of the Leadership Training Committee and a Team Global Captain through the Mount Leadership Society Scholars program. This year, I have taken on a role as a Member Development Committee Chair through Mount. I was also a blog author and editor for the Undergraduate Business Women’s Association. This year, I am a Philanthropy Chair, Co-Social Media Chair, and the Special Events Coordinator for the Columbus Blue Jackets Club. I am hopeful that I will also get a leadership in the Logistics Association in the near future.

I am currently enrolled in a leadership through community service course here and through that class, I have begun volunteering at the Columbus Community Kitchen and a Homework Help Center. I will continue on at the community kitchen for the remainder of the year. I am also helping to coordinate events for the Columbus Blue Jackets Club to engage in philanthropy in and around the Columbus/OSU community. These commitments are helping me to delve into larger issues in the community and help grow myself as a leader and a resource for some underprivileged people I work with.

Year In Review

Over the course of my first year at Ohio State, I have grown in many different ways.  Starting off the year, I dove into various experiences within the Mount Leadership Society Scholars program.  I attended service projects, ran meetings with my Leadership Training committee, and helped run a fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank (among other things).

As well as that, I began to branch out into other forms of involvement.  I joined the Association for the Business of Sports, a club centered around affording aspiring young professionals the opportunity to connect with current sports industry professionals.  I became a general body member of the Undergraduate Business Women’s Association, a Fisher organization that brings in companies to present their opportunities for women to our members.  As well as that, I actively participated in the Columbus Blue Jackets Club and their outings.  The club supports and roots for the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team.

Later in the year, I started to apply for summer internships.  After a few email chains, applications, and my first ever Skype interview, I was fortunate enough to be accepted into a marketing and promotions internship.  I’m incredibly excited to see how the internship helps me in furthering my knowledge of the field.  I also got involved with some leadership positions.  I currently write and edit the blog for the Undergraduate Business Women’s Association.  I was recently admitted to be a co-chair for the Member Development committee for my Scholars program.  The goal of the committee is to create relationships between Mounties and establish rewarding activities for them to partake in.  I was also accepted as the newest Social Media Chair for the Columbus Blue Jackets Club.

All in all, this year has afforded me many opportunities.  I’m incredibly thankful for the experiences I have had and the ones that await me in my college career.  As this year comes to a close, I’m looking back fondly on my first few months at Ohio State and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

First Internship

“It’s okay, no freshmen get internships”.  That sentence has been said to me countless times over the course of my first year at Ohio State.  Despite my numerous attempts at furthering my professional career, I kept being shut down.  I have attended career fairs to network with people only to get my elevator pitch interrupted with them saying to come back when I am older.  As someone who strives to work hard in order to meet my goals, this did not satisfy me.

My second semester at Ohio State, I rushed a business frat for the second time.  I worked really hard to try and get in and it seemed to be going well.  Unfortunately, after the interview, I discovered that I was again not accepted.  It seemed as though I was just going to need to wait until next year to begin my professional journey, no matter how frustrated that made me.

When the odds seemed to be against me, however, I had the opportunity to network with a businessman at The Association for the Business of Sports.  He gave me insight on doing what I could to seek out opportunities in my major.  After talking with him, I set out to applying for several more internships and summer positions.  A couple days later, I received an email that I was selected for an interview with a company for a summer internship.  The interview went really well and afterwards, I was offered the position.

Through my setbacks, I grew a lot and learned a lot about perseverance.  This year taught me a lot and I’ve gained invaluable lessons on not accepting the “norm” as my reality.  In accepting my internship, I realized that I can achieve things that aren’t generally attainable for college freshmen.  All in all, I’m very thankful for all that this year has taught me.  I’m also immensely excited to begin my internship and learn more about the company in my endeavors.

Semester in Review

     Being fortunate enough to be accepted to The Ohio State University, I first had to come to terms with the insanity of it all.  For me, it was my first time being away from home and my first time needing to share a living space with someone.  Not to mention a campus that’s over 1,500 acres and placed in the middle of a booming city.  However, probably the hardest change was being surrounded by peers who are all incredibly talented and well-rounded.  As I made my trip to Columbus this August, I was simply hopeful that I could somehow find my niche among 66,000 of the brightest minds of our generation.

In grade school, I was always an achiever.  I strived to be the best that I could be in everything I did.  Coming to college, that was no different.  I moved in early with the Mount Leadership Society Scholars program and I was ecstatic to begin my journey as a Buckeye.  Within my Scholars program, I joined a committee right off the bat.  The Leadership Training Committee organizes various events throughout the year.  Last semester, we ran Leadership Month and a public speaking seminar.  The purpose of these events is to allow Mount Scholars to take an active role in improving their leadership while learning about their peers’ leadership styles.  As well as that, Mount runs a program called Legacy Week.  For this program, Mount Scholars are divided into six teams: Team Global, Team Education, Team Poverty, Team Health, Team Abuse, and Team Environment.  By working in our individual teams, our end goal is to serve the community that correlates to the team we have been assigned to.  Again, in pursuit of becoming a better leader and being active in everything I do, I applied for the role of Team Captain for Legacy Week.  For the past two and a half months, I have tirelessly worked among my fellow captains of Team Global, my Mount peers, upperclass Mount advisors, and the director of Mount Leadership Society Scholars to ensure that all of our Legacy Week projects go well and make a difference for the communities that we are serving.  After a month or so of planning for Legacy Week, each team voted on four people to attend an honorary dinner for those who showed stellar leadership and dedication to their team.  I was fortunate enough to have been voted to attend the dinner and to celebrate my peers’ and my contribution to our individual teams.

Being a member of the Mount Leadership Society had already taught me a lot about myself as an individual and a leader over the course of four months.  Last semester, all of the pieces seemed to be falling into place.  However, I faced a major setback to my plans, and it made me reconsider a lot about my college experience; including my major.  Early last semester, I set out to rush two business fraternities.  I attended all of the rush events with a great enthusiasm for the organizations, the people, the philanthropy, and growing in my business career.  I loved everything about rushing Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Chi Theta.  After the interviews, I felt confident.  Unfortunately, I was later informed that I had not been chosen for recruitment for either of the fraternities.  What I didn’t realize at the time was how rewarding that failure would be for me later on.  Nobody wishes for failure, but I believe that it is essential to one’s growth.  Mistakes are not the problem, not taking the opportunity to learn from them is.  I used my previous business fraternity “failure” to fuel me.  As a result of not being admitted into the fraternities, I chose to delve further into my business pursuits.  I joined the Undergraduate Business Women’s Association in effort to be around women and professionals that encourage me to be as successful as I can be.  Later in that organization, I applied to be an author and editor of the Undergraduate Business Women’s Association blog.  The blog details achievements made by women in business and also informs members of how to increase their professionalism through things like resume building.  Another medium that I utilized to develop myself as an aspiring professional was the Columbus Blue Jackets Sports Management Night.  The event gave college students the opportunity to tour Nationwide Arena and meet with a panel of executives for the Blue Jackets.  This behind the scenes look afforded me the chance to engage in networking and intentional conversation with the executive board.  I am planning on using this networking to further my professional connections and to grow as a leader going forward.

As a result of my previous challenges, I analyzed my personal shortcomings in an effort to develop as a leader and a professional.  Despite my setbacks, I have engaged in other avenues that have provided me with experiences to learn and grow as an individual.  And so I go forth to continue my journey…

Faith Mission Service

  The Mount Leadership Society Scholars program took on a day of service at Faith Mission.  Throughout the day, we had three separate shifts of Mounties travel to the homeless shelter to serve breakfast and lunch to a wide array of people.  The experience was very empowering and humbling at the same time.  It’s so interesting to see how a couple hours can make such a big impact in so many people’s lives.  Getting to volunteer alongside some of my best friends whilst meeting new people and hearing their stories was truly a great experience.

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

  • Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc.
  • Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
  • Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
  • Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
  • Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Career

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.  For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]