Since I graduated from Dakota State University, I have been working at Mediacom, a cable, internet and phone provider, for a little over a
year now. I am the Marketing
Coordinator for the South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa region and have my office out of Brookings, SD. I do a lot of traveling to do
promotional events and sponsorships. It has been a great job and I am
very fortunate to have gotten to do such a wide variety of marketing
tasks. I have a lot of freedom to come up with new marketing ideas and events that will help promote our company. I have also learned that there is never a dull moment when it comes to marketing, especially when you're in the cable industry. August, 2006

I was asked to join the Wal-Mart team as a manager trainee.  Each management member is required to complete the Management Training Program, which currently runs about 12 weeks.  Revisions for training practices and ways-of-learning are under way, however.  We learn about the roles and functions of Personnel, Claims, Invoice Office, Department Managers, Assistant Managers, Co-Managers, Store Managers, Asset Protection, (and many more!) and the duties of the entire store.  Sam Walton’s book “Made in America” is a wonderful resource to understand the Wal-Mart culture and what makes Wal-Mart so successful.  After the training program, we are sent to a Wal-Mart store as an assistant manager.  We are all encouraged to pursue any Wal-Mart career path we may have an interest in (whether it be higher levels of management, technology-focused careers, a career with Home Office (or corporate headquarters), etc… the opportunities really are endless)!

I continued my education and received a Masters in Business Administration. I've just recently accepted a job in Dallas TX working for a software company.