Gabby Khoury is a May 2017 graduate of Appalachian’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing – Sales degree. She recently accepted an associate sales representative position with Cisco Systems Inc. She describes how her education at Appalachian has prepared her for the challenges of this new role.
What is your job title with Cisco, and what will you do in this position?
My official job title will be an associate sales representative in Cisco’s CSAP (Cisco Sales Associate 程序). 在项目的头四个月, I will learn about the latest technology advancements and the most effective ways to sell them to customers.
在接下来的八个月里, I will move into a quota-carrying sales role in the Global Virtual Sales organization, 我将在哪里接受思科销售专业人员的直接指导.
毕业后, 来自思科销售助理计划, 我将被提升为虚拟销售客户经理, where I will work within the Global Virtual Sales organization to ultimately accelerate my career to a field account manager and beyond.
What do you anticipate you will love best about the work you will do with Cisco? 你觉得这个职位和你的角色最令人兴奋的是什么?
Many companies pride themselves on amazing culture within their organizations, 而思科就是其中的佼佼者. Cisco’s most popular saying — “love where you work” — is all over their website, 社交媒体及其他. 从我的申请程序开始, I could tell that people who work for Cisco genuinely love their company, 他们的同事和他们在思科的工作. I anticipate loving most the open-minded, people-oriented culture Cisco carries so well.
I am especially excited to be a part of Cisco’s Sales Associate 程序 because they invest so much time and training into their associate sales representatives. 思科希望澳门赌场导航娱乐拥有尽可能成功的职业生涯, 这体现在他们的培训项目中. +, 我将和一群刚毕业的学生在一起, 所以和有类似情况的人一起学习是很有趣的.
What aspects of your Appalachian education best prepared you for your upcoming career?
Appalachian does a great job of preparing its students for their careers in many different ways. Personally, my education at Appalachian was more than just the coursework. I was able to join clubs, volunteer through the campus and get to know my professors personally. Because I wasn’t just a number like students at many other large universities, I was able to utilize every part of my experience at Appalachian to the fullest.
你为什么选择澳门新濠娱乐开户作为未来的学生?
I chose Appalachian initially for its friendly feel, amazing atmosphere and reputable education. 我喜欢澳门新濠娱乐开户,因为我在这里结识了很多朋友.
Describe your experience in Appalachian’s 部门 of Marketing — what were the faculty like, 他们是如何帮助你学习的, 你的导师, 等.?
澳门赌场导航娱乐的每一位教授都在某种程度上对我产生了积极的影响, but the professors in the 市场营销 department truly prepared me for my upcoming career with Cisco.
在参加了销售管理课程之后. 吉姆·斯托达德,我大三的时候, he suggested I 应用 to be a team member for the 2016 International Collegiate Sales Competition, where my team and I placed 10th overall out of 70 competing universities. This sales competition solidified my goal to have a career in sales post-graduation.
然后,我跟随Dr. 邦妮的家伙, 哪一个, 毫无疑问, played a huge role in helping me succeed throughout my interview process with Cisco. I will carry her sales techniques and tips throughout my entire career moving forward.
除了销售方面的帮助, adjunct lecturer Charles Ciaramita was an incredible mentor to me throughout my senior year; he spent hours to review my resume, 我的面试技巧和职业目标.
最后是博士. 迈克Dotson, 一个不可思议的教授和人, did everything he could to push me to succeed in his Marketing Research course. The difference that an Appalachian 市场营销 education provided me was that each and every one of these professors not only helped me excel in the classroom, 但在我完成节目很久之后.
你是奖学金获得者吗, 如果是这样的话, what opportunities did that create that you might not otherwise have had?
I received a small $500 scholarship through the 沃克商学院 for my senior year. This allowed me to decrease my loan amount and save the money for other expenses.
Why should today’s students interested in your field choose Appalachian?
I would recommend Appalachian to anyone, especially if they are pursuing a 市场营销 degree. The 市场营销 department at Appalachian is sincerely full of exceptional professors and people. 我有幸与许多教授密切合作, and I can promise any student who is interested in the 市场营销 field that if you invest yourself in what the department has to offer, 例如具有挑战性的课程, 俱乐部, 比赛, 等.,你将获得10倍的投资回报. 这正是发生在我身上的事.