823 Advizers

Bill

Director

Fortune 20 Tech Company

Kansas State 2005
UCLA Anderson

Sales, Consulting, Start-ups, Technology, Financial Services, Business Development
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Technology
Sales and Client Management
Political Science, American Studies
Honors Student
Scholarship Recipient
Took Out Loans
Greek Life Member
Transfer Student
Student Athlete

Q1Career path

Networking

Financial Markets

Career Pivoting

4:21

"they all told me to go do something else."

Q2Main responsibilities

Communication

Empathy

Relationship Building

2:32

"The first thing I'm really looking for is are they an empathetic person?"

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership

1:47

"Balancing and juggling those things early in the morning"

Q4Most important skills - role

Competitive Spirit

Empathy

Communication

1:10

"I would say any sales job... I talked about empathy before and that's really important."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Executive/Leadership

Teamwork

Mentorship

1:38

"Nine times out of 10 the answers [to what I enjoyed most about my career] are the people that I got to work with."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Mergers and Acquisitions

Problem-Solving

Leadership

1:22

"any jobs got a host challenges that that's what makes it fun is problem solving the figuring out how to get over those challenges."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Fast-Paced Environment

Innovation

1:16

"I always enjoyed being challenged in the job and getting to try new things...new projects, new initiatives."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Intellectual Curiosity

Passion for Technology

Comfort with Change

1:15

"You have to have a strong intellectual curiosity. For the type of person that really loves learning and that's kind of core to who you are."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Exploration

Executive/Leadership

Career Development

1:36

"There's not going to be one perfect thing. Try different things, figure out what you're good at, what you enjoy, and merge those things."

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level Jobs

Tech Industry

Sales

1:54

"look for opportunities to, if you're interested in sales, to start. Interacting with customers are having opportunities to do that on the job."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Executive/Leadership

Resilience

Overcoming Challenges

2:48

"the world was really created by no one that is any more capable than you"

Q12College ideas for success

Critical Thinking

Communication

Problem-Solving

1:30

"Work on writing skills. I don't think most do that enough, especially if you're interested in sales or interactions. It's the number one thing."