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Gina
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What makes you excited about your career? And What is your favorite part? Also How did you know that this is the career you wanted?
#What makes you excited about your career? And What is your favorite part? Also How did you know that this is the career you wanted?
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Anja Torrence
Manager of Business Strategy
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Blair, SC
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Hello Gina!
I'm currently serving as a Manager of Business Strategy, a role I genuinely adore. It's a perfect blend of creativity and my innate abilities, making every day exciting.
Interestingly, strategy wasn't always on my radar. It was an unexpected opportunity that came my way when a former boss, whom I greatly admired, invited me to join him in a strategic role. I took the leap, and it's been a rewarding journey ever since.
Over the past quarter-century, I've had the pleasure of working with Verizon Customer Service, taking on diverse leadership roles both in the field and operations. I find immense satisfaction in devising methods to enhance both employee and customer experiences.
Verizon, as a workplace, is truly exceptional. Its supportive environment and the camaraderie among colleagues is what has kept me here for all these years.
In a nutshell, it's not just the career path that fills me with happiness, but also the wonderful company, the amazing people I collaborate with, and the fulfilling daily tasks.
I hope my experiences inspire you.
Best,
Anja
I'm currently serving as a Manager of Business Strategy, a role I genuinely adore. It's a perfect blend of creativity and my innate abilities, making every day exciting.
Interestingly, strategy wasn't always on my radar. It was an unexpected opportunity that came my way when a former boss, whom I greatly admired, invited me to join him in a strategic role. I took the leap, and it's been a rewarding journey ever since.
Over the past quarter-century, I've had the pleasure of working with Verizon Customer Service, taking on diverse leadership roles both in the field and operations. I find immense satisfaction in devising methods to enhance both employee and customer experiences.
Verizon, as a workplace, is truly exceptional. Its supportive environment and the camaraderie among colleagues is what has kept me here for all these years.
In a nutshell, it's not just the career path that fills me with happiness, but also the wonderful company, the amazing people I collaborate with, and the fulfilling daily tasks.
I hope my experiences inspire you.
Best,
Anja
Lilia Bidzyan
Sales Strategy Senior Analyst
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New York, New York
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Lilia’s Answer
Hi Gina,
Thank you for your question. What makes me excited about my career is that I get to apply the skills and experience I've obtained over the years from high school, college, internships in college, and jobs post-college. Though I've worked in different industries and different functions, it is great to see all of my experience be applied in my current role.
Something else that I enjoy about my career is that I get to think critically about different problems, and work on my problem-solving. This makes each work day very exciting, as each day I look forward to the new things I'm going to learn.
Hope that the above is helpful, and best of luck!
Thank you for your question. What makes me excited about my career is that I get to apply the skills and experience I've obtained over the years from high school, college, internships in college, and jobs post-college. Though I've worked in different industries and different functions, it is great to see all of my experience be applied in my current role.
Something else that I enjoy about my career is that I get to think critically about different problems, and work on my problem-solving. This makes each work day very exciting, as each day I look forward to the new things I'm going to learn.
Hope that the above is helpful, and best of luck!
Claxton Graham
Business Analyst
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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I will answer your last question first - how did I know that this is the career I wanted? The short answer is, it wasn't.
I originally went to college to become a civil engineer, but due to various circumstances I changed my major to communication, with an emphasis on mass communication. Having worked in that field for a year, I moved into the financial services industry because it seemed like it would be a bit more stable. Little did I know, that would not be the case, but I've spent most of my time in that industry designing business forms. It has been very interesting because we've seen a shift from working primarily on paper forms to primarily working on electronic forms. Though we still support paper forms, it's not as many now as when I started.
What I like most about my work is being able to help my customers with their needs, whether that is an electronic form that will be used by the entire company or a paper form used for monthly print mailings. Doing that takes asking questions to understand what my customer wants the form to do, then working to come up with a form that meets the need. Unfortunately, I've been doing this work for so long that there's not much about it anymore that excites me, and that's not unusual among people who have been doing a certain job for a long time.
I originally went to college to become a civil engineer, but due to various circumstances I changed my major to communication, with an emphasis on mass communication. Having worked in that field for a year, I moved into the financial services industry because it seemed like it would be a bit more stable. Little did I know, that would not be the case, but I've spent most of my time in that industry designing business forms. It has been very interesting because we've seen a shift from working primarily on paper forms to primarily working on electronic forms. Though we still support paper forms, it's not as many now as when I started.
What I like most about my work is being able to help my customers with their needs, whether that is an electronic form that will be used by the entire company or a paper form used for monthly print mailings. Doing that takes asking questions to understand what my customer wants the form to do, then working to come up with a form that meets the need. Unfortunately, I've been doing this work for so long that there's not much about it anymore that excites me, and that's not unusual among people who have been doing a certain job for a long time.
Raïs Mbakop
Médical lab scientist
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Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
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Raïs’s Answer
I am a medical lab scientist and is a great responsibity. So many lives depend on your findings. Am very proud to do that job and I advice each and every one to do such job if and only if you like it.
Jerome Dees Jr.
Sales Professional and Networking Expert
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San Francisco, California
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Jerome’s Answer
I am a VP of Sales and I LOVE that I get paid to talk with people and help them. I knew it was for me after I received my first bonus check for exceeding my sales targets.
The part that is less fun is having a sales target hanging over your head. Sometimes there are things outside of your control that impact your results. Sometimes your effort doesn't translate to success.
The part that is less fun is having a sales target hanging over your head. Sometimes there are things outside of your control that impact your results. Sometimes your effort doesn't translate to success.
Enise Agel
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Hello Gina,
The most exciting moments are when you are young - and you find confident during the career. Yet it cannot be the same all the time. These days, your sensations will be up and down; because you may not know what happens, you may not know how you can stay longer than used to be (a job that you can handle with - and your career will be continuous at the same job), and you may not know what that career affect you in the whole life. In a fortunate matter, you can change things in your life; for instance, you follow your a-route-career-plan that path your way, and all the sudden, you may find the better job you may not notice at that moment, and you apply the job for the better future, and suddenly that job career works than you imagine. All successful career can be exciting when you enjoyed working in that environment, and your career plan works than imagine or a job announcement that you did not expect to apply and works than you imagine.
What was my favourite part was that I never imagined to X company accepted my CV for the Y internship on online when I was studying. And at that moment, I learned so much new things; just like a new school that I learned much more than being accepted from Z that never works for me.
In addition, Mentoring career programme was the best part that I learned from. I was a mentee then, and my mentor was a teacher for me, and that is the reason I follow her advice truly. Her all advices worked than I imagined. Our connections taught me how I can apply for the job that I enjoyed, how I can changed my mind if Y job did not work, and how I can create a route career plan wisely.
How I know which job I wanted was exploring the job announcement and look at the description and soft and hard skills and their expectation from all applicants (LinkedIn is the best job announcement and description website you can look at). The best job I wanted was an internship that I learned from Weekender at the university, and Digital Marketing was the best for me. Fortunately I had accepted from A company, which I enjoyed than I imagined. It was difficult to complete all tasks that was given; yet if you enjoy working something new and you learned, you know what type job you wanted. Note that, you may now know if A company works for you. If it did not work, you can move to next. Try to figure out A, B, or C company you wanted for so long, and try as much as you can; because you may not know how you may deal with that environment, deal with your co-workers/vice principle, and handle with all situations you may not expect from that company.
I hope this helps
The most exciting moments are when you are young - and you find confident during the career. Yet it cannot be the same all the time. These days, your sensations will be up and down; because you may not know what happens, you may not know how you can stay longer than used to be (a job that you can handle with - and your career will be continuous at the same job), and you may not know what that career affect you in the whole life. In a fortunate matter, you can change things in your life; for instance, you follow your a-route-career-plan that path your way, and all the sudden, you may find the better job you may not notice at that moment, and you apply the job for the better future, and suddenly that job career works than you imagine. All successful career can be exciting when you enjoyed working in that environment, and your career plan works than imagine or a job announcement that you did not expect to apply and works than you imagine.
What was my favourite part was that I never imagined to X company accepted my CV for the Y internship on online when I was studying. And at that moment, I learned so much new things; just like a new school that I learned much more than being accepted from Z that never works for me.
In addition, Mentoring career programme was the best part that I learned from. I was a mentee then, and my mentor was a teacher for me, and that is the reason I follow her advice truly. Her all advices worked than I imagined. Our connections taught me how I can apply for the job that I enjoyed, how I can changed my mind if Y job did not work, and how I can create a route career plan wisely.
How I know which job I wanted was exploring the job announcement and look at the description and soft and hard skills and their expectation from all applicants (LinkedIn is the best job announcement and description website you can look at). The best job I wanted was an internship that I learned from Weekender at the university, and Digital Marketing was the best for me. Fortunately I had accepted from A company, which I enjoyed than I imagined. It was difficult to complete all tasks that was given; yet if you enjoy working something new and you learned, you know what type job you wanted. Note that, you may now know if A company works for you. If it did not work, you can move to next. Try to figure out A, B, or C company you wanted for so long, and try as much as you can; because you may not know how you may deal with that environment, deal with your co-workers/vice principle, and handle with all situations you may not expect from that company.
I hope this helps
Mike Budd
Sales Performance Consultant
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Detroit, Michigan
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Mike’s Answer
I too will start with your last question first. I did not know I would be in the industry or field that I am while in school. What makes me excited about my work is that I get to help others find success in their role as a sales professional. My favorite part of what I do is the creative autonomy that I have in my role. There is no wrong way or right way to be a sales professional. I think this is very important piece of what I do. As a sales professional, I dont believe that we ever stop growing and evolving as human beings. Education is a part of life so the fact that I am paid to help others think differently is very rearding to me.
Stephanie Windschitl, NRCM, CQA
Senior Microbiologist
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Omaha, Nebraska
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Stephanie’s Answer
Greetings!
I'm currently a platform Microbiologist with a large food manufacturing company. Most people when they hear the term "microbiologist" automatically think of someone sitting at a bench with a pipette in hand, or reading petri plates. While that is work I have done in the past, my current role is much different.
I'm a bacteria detective. Basically, I look for the bad ones in a manufacturing environment and eliminate them before they can make someone sick. How cool is that??? Microbiology in general has always been a passion of mine, but not necessarily the bench work (which I've found to be tedious, repetitive, monotonous, and boring). Overall, laboratory work is not for me. In my current role, I get to experience different manufacturing environments and use my critical thinking skills to fix problems. I absolutely love it and was very lucky to kind of fall into this role, because when I was in college I didn't realize this type of role existed. Hope this helps!
I'm currently a platform Microbiologist with a large food manufacturing company. Most people when they hear the term "microbiologist" automatically think of someone sitting at a bench with a pipette in hand, or reading petri plates. While that is work I have done in the past, my current role is much different.
I'm a bacteria detective. Basically, I look for the bad ones in a manufacturing environment and eliminate them before they can make someone sick. How cool is that??? Microbiology in general has always been a passion of mine, but not necessarily the bench work (which I've found to be tedious, repetitive, monotonous, and boring). Overall, laboratory work is not for me. In my current role, I get to experience different manufacturing environments and use my critical thinking skills to fix problems. I absolutely love it and was very lucky to kind of fall into this role, because when I was in college I didn't realize this type of role existed. Hope this helps!
"Bacteria Detective" sounds SOOO COOL. Wow! What a cool job you have, Stephanie! And congrats on your first answer on CareerVillage! We're happy to have you onboard :)
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Paul Goetzinger MPA
Academic and Career Consultant and Freelance Writer
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Seattle, Washington
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Paul’s Answer
I think for me, it is working with students, and planning their path towards achieving their life goals.
I think the best part is watching the students, who I worked with, walk across the graduation stage each June.
I think when I watched a student achieve their goal, that was when I realized that I was doing what I loved in life.
I think the best part is watching the students, who I worked with, walk across the graduation stage each June.
I think when I watched a student achieve their goal, that was when I realized that I was doing what I loved in life.
Dino Ubalde
Educator/Psychologist/Life Coach
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Tracy, California
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Dino’s Answer
Hello Gina, thank you for connecting with us and posing such a thought-provoking question. Picking a career is akin to selecting a lifelong companion. It's crucial to understand your preferences, interests, hobbies, and to take into account your values, personality traits, intellectual abilities, and natural talents. These factors are not only vital when choosing a life partner, but also when looking at your own reflection in the mirror.
You should ask yourself these same questions to ensure your decisions are not solely based on superficial attributes, but also on internal qualities. By doing so, you're likely to make choices that you won't regret. I'm confident that you'll find happiness in both your future partner and career. Why? Because you've taken the time to consider all aspects before making your decision, minimizing the chance for errors and eliminating potential pitfalls.
You'll know you've chosen the right career if you find joy in what you do and love your work. It should be a place that doesn't stress you out, but rather provides a rewarding environment. Above all, it's a space where you can grow alongside your career and with others. Good luck! The world is waiting for you.
You should ask yourself these same questions to ensure your decisions are not solely based on superficial attributes, but also on internal qualities. By doing so, you're likely to make choices that you won't regret. I'm confident that you'll find happiness in both your future partner and career. Why? Because you've taken the time to consider all aspects before making your decision, minimizing the chance for errors and eliminating potential pitfalls.
You'll know you've chosen the right career if you find joy in what you do and love your work. It should be a place that doesn't stress you out, but rather provides a rewarding environment. Above all, it's a space where you can grow alongside your career and with others. Good luck! The world is waiting for you.