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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Westhampton Beach High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Suffolk County Community College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a New Accounts Clerks:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Did well in high school. Didn't know what I was going to grow up to be.
2.
Interested in music, went to college for it. Later decided it was a passion, not a career.
3.
Moved up the retail ladder quickly from sales associate to store manager.
4.
Discovered I'm a good manager and can handle customers, especially the difficult ones.
5.
Started a family and wanted to change my retail hours.
6.
Used my skills with customer service and now reapply them in a retail bank setting.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You NEED to go to college. - My mother.
How I responded:
Yes, I agree with Mom, college is important. But life experience is just as, if not more, important. Kids coming out of college are educated in their field, but often lack the ability to apply their skills in the real world. I ended up getting my life experience first by climbing the retail ladder, now I continue to attend college for my education, but I feel I have an upper hand having had the life experience first.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Money has always been tight, especially starting a family fairly young. Sacrifices will be made and you need to make sure your priorities are in the right order, most of the time putting yourself last. Everything works out in the end.