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Bronco Spotlight: Noreen Heikes
Career and Student Employment Services
What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is being able to see students become engaged learners, and gain skills and confidence. I also love that my students tend to stay in touch, so I usually know the long-term outcomes for them. The most challenging part of my job is simply getting everything done!
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Bronco Spotlight: Mike Preston
Career and Student Employment Services
My team is responsible for ensuring we develop and launch reliable and safe product across our Aerospace, Hydraulics, and Vehicle businesses globally. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is working with my team to help them continue their development and growth as employees. I really enjoy helping people develop. Which of your skills had the biggest impact on your success?
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Bronco Spotlight: Elaina Lee
Career and Student Employment Services
Another part of my role is creating reports and presentations that speak to growth of these categories as a whole, as well as how my client's products are doing compared to their competitors in the same space What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job are the engaging projects I get to complete. My client's brands span over six different categories of consumer goods and products. Each day I work to create solutions to help my client solve their business problems. One of the challenges of
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Bronco Spotlight: Tori Juenemann
Career and Student Employment Services
Finding an entry level position can be very difficult. I applied to over 50 different jobs after college. I think it is extremely important to get as much experience as you can throughout college, and apply to as many jobs as possible. Do research, network, and put your resume out there. See other Spotlights Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Snapchat
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Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri
Dance
She established secondary-to-employment pipeline programs that helped students gain college credit, professional credentials, and the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century. She helped establish Jumpstart to Jobs, which allowed students earn early college and career credentials; FastTrack, a collaboration with the City Colleges of Chicago to provide students with post-high school internships; and the district’s first apprenticeship program.
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Bronco Spotlight: Beth Northuis
Career and Student Employment Services
In addition, I hire, train, evaluate, and supervise student employees, graduate assistants, fitness specialists, program assistants, interns, fitness instructors/trainers, aquatics staff. What is the most rewarding part of your job? The connections that I get to make with our student, faculty and staff participants through the various fitness and wellness programs is what makes this job so rewarding. I love seeing how our programs have a positive impact on our participant's lives.
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Bronco Spotlight: Kelsey Neperund
Career and Student Employment Services
Photo of Kelsey Neperund Bachelor of Business Administration in advertising and promotion, 2018 Account Executive at Yelp I sell ads to local businesses. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? Getting turned down is the most challenging. Moving up in the development program is the most rewarding. Which of your skills had the biggest impact on your success?
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Bronco Spotlight: Courtney Stevens
Career and Student Employment Services
I formed strong bonds during this first internship, and ultimately landed my first job, but it also opened my eyes to real careers and ultimately what I did and did not want to do for a living. What advice do you have for others pursuing a career similar to yours? Find internships and opportunities to try different jobs in your field before you graduate.
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Bronco Spotlight: Chase Dechnik
Career and Student Employment Services
The work environment was, and even still is, extremely encouraging and helpful in getting new IT skills under your belt to perform your job with more efficiency, which was such a tremendous help for someone still in their schooling at the time. Which of your skills had the biggest impact on your success? Without a doubt, my communication skills have had the largest impact in regards to my success. In my job, there is a great deal of communication with our customers through verbal or written form, and it is crucial that there is a proficiency to ensure that
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Bronco Spotlight: Dante Griffin
Career and Student Employment Services
I’ve found that I am able to pull something from all of my previous jobs to help me be successful in my current career. As a young person, never think that you are too good for a position because you never know what skills and experience you could gain from that job that’s “beneath” you. See other Spotlights Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Snapchat
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