Hi Lisa,
After graduation, I passed up a great offer from a reputable financial institution (if such still exists
) to work and help my father grow his business. I came on board 1.5 year after the company was started. From on the onset I took on a many many responsibilities, from restructuring company marketing, implementing an effective accounting system, setting up lean operations and the list keeps going on. With my finance background I also let the team in our efforts to raise money for the company. We have expanded tremendously in the past 3 years. From <1 million in revenue to now over 45 and from one location to 8 locations worldwide, which I again took the lead on in setting up, so I do have international business experience, from the basics of signing a building lease to negotiating international business partnerships/contracts. I'm also conversationally fluent in 3 languages.
My question now is.........how is that background viewed as opposed to working up the ranks at a big corporation? Also, since my immediate boss is a family member, how would I handle the recommendation portion of my app?
Thank you!
After graduation, I passed up a great offer from a reputable financial institution (if such still exists
) to work and help my father grow his business. I came on board 1.5 year after the company was started. From on the onset I took on a many many responsibilities, from restructuring company marketing, implementing an effective accounting system, setting up lean operations and the list keeps going on. With my finance background I also let the team in our efforts to raise money for the company. We have expanded tremendously in the past 3 years. From <1 million in revenue to now over 45 and from one location to 8 locations worldwide, which I again took the lead on in setting up, so I do have international business experience, from the basics of signing a building lease to negotiating international business partnerships/contracts. I'm also conversationally fluent in 3 languages. My question now is.........how is that background viewed as opposed to working up the ranks at a big corporation? Also, since my immediate boss is a family member, how would I handle the recommendation portion of my app?
Thank you!
