How I Chose My Career in Human Resources #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Ryan Cadorette Class Year: 2018 Major: Management (Concentration in Human Resources) Position: HR Business Partner I (People Supervisor) Company: Anheuser-Busch   I started thinking about my Human Resources career when I originally worked at a local savings bank as a teller after high school. Once in college, I was able to get an HR internship at TD Bank working in Employee Relations one summer and then returned to the same company to do an internship in compensation going into my senior year. This …

How I Chose My Career in Accounting #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Jeff Peloquin Class Year: 2009 Major: Accounting (minor in Law) Position: Senior Tax Director Company: Peloquin and Company, LLC   I started thinking about my accounting career when I was in high school. I started off by scooping ice cream in high school, which lasted for a few summers.  I could’ve kept doing that forever (it was a blast and the ice cream was delicious), but decided to get into the accounting world by interning at a local machining manufacturer in their accounting …

How I Chose My Career in Recruiting #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Ashley Fleming Class Year: 2017 Major: Information Design and Corporate Communication (IDCC), with a minor in psychology Position: Recruiting Associate Company: AC Lion     I started thinking about my recruiting career when I was in high school. Every since my first job in high school at a doctor’s office, I’ve always had office jobs, so the same was true of my work experiences during college.  Two of my summer internships turned into part-time jobs throughout the school year, so by …

How I Chose My Career in Sales #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Emily Niemiec Class Year: 2018 Major: Marketing Position: Sales Representative Company: Liberty Mutual     I started thinking about my marketing career when I started out in my first job during the summer of 2013 as a lifeguard back home in Connecticut. From there I moved throughout a few different lifeguard/swim instructor positions during summers only from summer 2013-2015. In the summer of 2016 I did the summer abroad internship program and was placed in a nonprofit called Team Hope …

How I Chose My Career in Accountancy #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Jenna Plotzky Class Year: 2019 Major: Accountancy Position: Core Assurance Associate for Tech, Media, Telecommunications Industry Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)     I started thinking about my accounting career when I was in high school. In high school I was part of the National Academy of Finance, which was a specialized program for students pursuing a career in business. Through the Academy, I completed an internship at Cacace, Tusch & Santagata law firm, a position that helped me transition from the student mindset to …

How I Chose My Career in Actuarial Consulting #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Tony Maenhout Class Year: 2019 Major: Actuarial Science Position: Retirement Actuarial Analyst Company: Willis Towers Watson I started thinking about my Actuarial Consulting career when I was a freshmen in college. As is the case for many actuarial students, my career path began long before my first day working in the field. I started studying for my first actuarial exam the spring of my freshman year. Then in my sophomore year, despite my best efforts, I was unable to find …

How I Chose My Career in Assurance & Internal Audit Consulting #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Ashley Fischer Class Year: 2019 Major: Computer Information Systems (CIS) Position: Assurance & Internal Audit Consultant Company: Deloitte I started thinking about my Consulting career when I was in high school. I worked for Ticket Galaxy which is secondary market ticket broker, where we resold tickets to popular events including concerts, sports games, and Broadway shows. I worked as a shipping specialist which was a glorified title for one of the high school students who prepared the tickets to …

How I Chose My Career in IT #mycareerstorymonday

Name: Isabelle McDermott Class Year: 2018 Major: Computer Information Systems (CIS) Position: Technology Associate (Entering the TechStart development program) Company: Liberty Mutual I started my IT career the summer after my sophomore year when I worked part-time as a technology consultant at a small IT company in Vermont (named Maple Leaf IT, how Vermont?). This allowed me to work in a more technical setting on physical computer hardware, offering me a hands on experience. Additionally, I gained a unique perspective …

How I Chose My Career in Sales #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Anna Grimalyak Class Year:  Senior Major: Professional Sales and LSM: Health and Industry Position: LED Product Marketing Intern/Product Marketing Specialist EC/LED Company: LEDVANCE When I came back from studying abroad, I was in the process of looking for an internship. As I spent time looking online searching for an internship, I stumbled upon an opening at LEDVANCE for a Product Marketing Co-Op. I’ve known of the company ever since I was young. My mother has worked for LEDVANCE for …

How I Chose My Career in Insurance Analytics #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Megan Stark Class Year: 2018 Major: Finance Minor: Marketing Position: Analyst Development Program- Analyst Role Company: Liberty Mutual I always knew that I wanted to be involved in a career that is dynamic and changing. I was heavily involved in DECA in high school, which, along with having families across the business industry, sparked my interests in finance and marketing. I worked at Wegmans in high school and since liked the interactivity of that job, I knew that in some way …