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Alan's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Public Relations Specialists:
High School
Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I wanted to be a Nurse, and went to school to do so.
2.
While I was going to school I needed to eat, so I started working on cars, and at a coffee shop.
3.
I decided to try a job in collections.
4.
I wanted to be the best collector in the company.
5.
I wanted to help my peers become better in their role.
6.
Moved into other departments to learn their role in the company.
7.
Trained new hires in multiple countries (India, England, and here in the US).
8.
Started to work with Executive Resolutions, handling all of the CEO's mail.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You should just stick with medicine, it's what your family has done.
How I responded:
Stick with what is important to you. It's not going to be the same for other people, and that's okay.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I grew up in a household of domestic violence, which resulted in me living on the streets at 15 years old.
My parents were both addicted to drugs, and lost everything multiple times as a result.