This past summer, I was selected to be one of the 36 freshman participants of the Freshman Global Lab which is a study abroad tour of international companies (some were U.S. companies with international offices abroad). Through this study abroad, I was able to network with other business students, the professors who accompanied us on the trip, as well with was the company representatives for Deloitte, ItalDesign, Interxion, etc. Additionally, I was able to visit distribution centers, offices, production centers, as well as a cloud-storage facility. Being able to see the operations of businesses in different industries helped me discover my interests in terms of the type the industries I would like to work in post-graduation.
Additionally, over the summer, I was the head cashier of a city pool as well as a swim instructor. I was able to gain management experience as I supervised all of the cashiers, coordinated monthly work schedules, and regulated concessions inventory. My second job over the summer was as a sales associate in a clothing store chain which allowed me to gain experience in sales, styling, fashion retail, and merchandising.
Currently, I am serving as an executive board member for the American Marketing Association chapter at OSU. Through this organization and my position as the VP of Digital Marketing, I gain skills in teamwork, coordination, event planning, website building, web design, and social media. For the upcoming school year, I was just recently elected to serve as the Executive Vice President of our organization, in which I will be responsible for scheduling our weekly meetings with company speakers. In these roles, I have developed professionally, and had many networking opportunities with employers and recruiters.
Recently, I also joined a professional business fraternity, called Pi Sigma Epsilon, which is marketing and sales focused. Through this organization, I am able to meet new people within the business school, form friendships, and further my sales knowledge.
Furthermore, I am currently still involved in a mentorship program with Cardinal Health which allows me to learn and network with my company mentor. My mentor just recently was accepted into the MBA Program in the Fisher College of Business, and so we meet up more often now. We often discuss academics, personal life, career goals, and more. Soon, she will be helping me shop for internship workplace attire.
Lastly, I am soon to start an internship with L Brands for this upcoming summer. I am incredibly excited since L Brands is a dream company of mine, and I will be working as a Brand Programs Marketing Intern, whose job description sounds like the dream job to me.
All of these experiences above are my involvements that tailor directly to my career interests. I hope to continue to grow my junior and senior year of college.