823 Advizers
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Partner, Employee Benefits
The Baldwin Group
Cal Poly, SLO
N/A
Q1Career path
Sales
Health Insurance
Networking
1:29
"I continue to do many of the similar tasks that I did when I started after college"
Q2Main responsibilities
Teamwork
Communication
Problem-Solving
0:56
"We try to be as proactive as we as possible so we can try to lay out expectations for our, our corporate clients."
Q3Day in the life
Problem-Solving
Client Interaction
Communication
0:55
"the great news is there's a ton of variety."
Q4Most important skills - role
0:59
Q5Favorite parts - role
Business Growth
Networking
Teamwork
0:51
"Working with my team really closely has been extremely rewarding to see that my coworkers around me really just grow and thrive."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Employee Benefits
Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
State Laws and Regulations
1:07
"Keeping up with trends in our clients as their businesses change. Right now we're seeing a trend of companies moving out of California or opening divisions outside of California."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Healthcare
Problem-Solving
Health Insurance
0:56
"And getting to see, um, hopefully be part of the, some of the solutions to help address some of those, those needs in the long run."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Self-starter
Problem-solver
Collaborative
0:53
"The people who thrive are people who are self-starters. There, um, there is no guidebook on what steps to take. Um, a lot of it's learned by doing."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Mentorship
Career Development
Networking
0:59
"It's definitely a journey. It's a path. You can't know it all right away. Experience is a good thing."
Q10Entry-level positions
Health Insurance
Insurance Industry
Employee Benefits
1:05
"They sometimes we'll have training programs. You're in a really positive environment to where you can learn a vertical within our space and become really good at it."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Mentorship
Continuous Learning
Leadership
1:04
"It's never stopped learning. It's definitely be hungry for knowledge and experience."
Q12College ideas for success
Data Analysis
Financial Management
Problem-Solving
1:05
"The education I received at Cal Poly was really helpful and helping me not see problems as something that's scary, but something that is attainable and you can attack it and figure it out and solve it."
Q13How identity impacted career
Motivation
Overcoming Challenges
Resilience
1:18
"One of my nicknames I have at work is being pleasantly persistent. So I just smile and get up and call again, talk again, ask again, and get knocked down and get up and smile and just be pleasantly persistent."