Tom Bodner
Implementation Specialist
Hobsons
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Earned my degree in Music, while waiting tables for income.
Continued to wait tables while I figured out what to do.
Got a full time call center job that paid me less but had benefits and a regular schedule.
After a couple years I learned some valuable skills and got a job in IT Recruitment.
Few years later, decided sales was not for me.
Now I'm an Implementation Specialist, working with clients and managing projects.
Education
High School
Milford Senior High School
Milford Senior High School
Career
Implementation Specialist
I assist educational institutions in implementing software solutions.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Business
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
A great day at work looks like this: Coffee, a full schedule, and working with clients and teammates to solve problems and learn. A great deal of my day involves phone calls and meetings with clients or communicating with them by email. There's a great deal of collaborating with colleagues and educating clients on our products, while making sure they are set up for success. That's my day in a nutshell, unless it's Friday - then there's a beer cart!
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Plan your college agenda according to what you'd like to learn, not necessarily what you're looking to end up doing for a living.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"A music degree? What are you going to do with that!?"
