College Experiences That Helped a Corporate Account Manager at a Fortune 100 Technology Company Succeed
Christopher, a Corporate Account Manager with eight years of experience following six years of business school, emphasizes the critical lesson of "don't assume, verify," learned through personal experience and observation of others. This approach, avoiding pitfalls of acting on assumptions, significantly accelerates career progression by ensuring information accuracy before making decisions.
Corporate Account Management, Sales, Technology Industry, Professional Development, Verification and Assumption
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Christopher Bradley
Corporate Account Manager
Fortune 100 Technology Company
New Mexico State University Year: 2014
University of Pikeville (M.B.A)
Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Technology
Sales and Client Management
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Always verify assumptions before taking action. In his eight years of professional experience, Christopher emphasizes the importance of fact-checking and avoiding assumptions, even with a strong educational background.
2. Early career pitfalls can be avoided by verifying information. Christopher highlights a common mistake of assuming information to be true without verification, especially early in one's career.
3. Experience and education are valuable but should be combined with verification. The interviewee suggests that even with years of education and experience, verifying information is crucial for success and avoiding common career pitfalls.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
Don't assume, verify. I think a lot of people, especially based on education, and I'm assuming a lot of people like yourself, Gabby, spent six years in business school and then eight years in their professional career, selling across multiple verticals.
There have been times where I've tripped over my own feet, assuming something based on certain information, and then understanding it's not that way. So, especially early on in your career, as much information as you've learned and know, I would highly recommend: as much as you might assume, verify that first before you move forward.
I think those are a couple of easy pitfalls that I have seen and have done myself early on in my career. I've learned from them, and I've seen people obviously move forward a lot quicker by doing that.
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