Hello,
To answer your questions below:
1) Accomplishments at work: have been able to successfully form processes and workflow for the brand new inside sales team at Pandora. We started off with no model and have since created a step by step way in which we get deals closed/campaigns launched. I have been the liason and voice of the inside sales team, helping to organize our process from finance to the design team, ensuring that communication is flowing between our teams and making sure that everyone is updated on any important best practices that will affect our day to day work. Will be training a new campaign manager this coming month because our team has shattered our quarterly goals, by over 150%.
2) The reason for the frequency of jobs in the short amount of time, is because I always feel like I should always be in a position where i feel challenged and am learning new things at all times. My first job was very data heavy and did not interact with clients as much as I had hoped. It was my first career out of college and was more of a position that was meant to get my feet wet to see how I would fare in a market research environment. Suffice to say, market research was not all that interesting to me. I felt like I was missing something in my job and it was definitely customer/client interaction. I knew that the best jobs I had held throughout high school, were jobs that involved interacting with others, whether it was a summer tutoring job at Score or the unpaid internship with a well known cosmetic company. It was at that point that I found LookSmart and their coordinator position. This was my opportunity to get my foot into the door and start working with clients in the online space. I took the chance to start at the bottom and eventually earned a spot on the account management team, managing all major clients on the west coast. From Ebay to Edmunds, I was able to grow our various accounts and managed to upsell many clients in our book of business. I didn't love paid search, but I really thrived off of the account management and day to day interaction with clients. It was truly something that made me realize that working with others to solve problems was my main strength. It just happened that Pandora was looking for someone for their brand new inside sales team, and the opportunity presented itself to me when I wasn't even expecting it. A recruiter reached out with the opportunity and I jumped at the chance to be a part of something new and exciting. This was my first chance to become a part of a startup and not a large, established corporation. The risk was there, but the potential reward was also apparent as well. My job at Pandora has been a whirlwind to say the least. I have learned so much during my time here and have grown personally. The challenges of working with a sales team by yourself can be overwhelming for some, but I saw it as a challenge I would be excited to take on. From managing client expectations, to training sales executives on the latest system that Pandora was adopting, I am here for it all, making sure our team runs smoothly from an operations standpoint.
3) My involvement with 85 Broads has been eye opening as well. From the start I was given plenty of responsibility and at first I felt like I couldn't live up to the standards of such a great successful group of women. Being nearly fresh out of college, I didn't feel like I had much to bring to the table compared to a group of MBA's and entrepreneurs. However, once I got into the swing of creating marketing collateral for each major event and having the responsibility of managing our chapter's social networking aspect, I knew that this was something that I wanted to continue doing for our group. The friendships and connections I made during this time have been priceless as well!
Hope that answers most of your questions. I can elaborate on any points!
