How Identity Influenced A Corporate Account Manager's Career At A Tech Company
To prepare for a successful career, Christopher prioritized "gathering as much information as possible" through academic coursework and leveraging professor and peer networks—a network which continues to pay dividends a decade later. The development of strong time management and work ethic skills, honed through balancing a demanding academic schedule and collegiate athletics ("balancing school and sports"), proved equally crucial for navigating increasingly complex professional responsibilities.
Networking, Time Management, Knowledge Acquisition, Work Ethic, Career Development
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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. Leverage professors and internships to gain knowledge and network with peers.
2. Build a strong professional network by connecting with classmates; these connections can be valuable throughout your career.
3. Develop strong time management and work ethic skills to handle increasing responsibilities in your professional life.
Transcript
What did you do in your undergrad to set you up for success in your career?
I'm going to break this out into three different buckets. Knowledge is obviously the first piece, learning as much as I can.
In your undergrad experience, you have two years, maybe two and a half, or three, depending on the program. So you very much have a window of time to try to gather as much information as possible. I would say leveraging professors or any sort of internships you have there, and networking with peers.
I did not know how valuable this was going to be. I'm almost 10 years out of my bachelor's now, and just the connections of people that I sat next to in business class, Business 101, they started their own companies now. So there's this network that has been created over time that I think is extremely valuable, not only then but will pay dividends throughout your entire life.
And then one last piece I would say is just developing time management and work ethic. I balanced school and sports. I was a left-handed pitcher for New Mexico State on a baseball scholarship there. So time management, balancing the weightlifting at five o'clock in the mornings, to class till two o'clock in the afternoons, to study hall till seven o'clock at night.
I think transitioning into your professional career, as you continue to grow, you're going to continue to have more responsibilities. That's going to require more time management, more attention to detail, and more focus. So, very transparently, I would say just focusing on those personal skills, networking with your peers, and then also leveraging your professors and trying to gather as much information as possible in that duration of time.
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