“Tell Me About Yourself”
I’d like to share with you what I refer to as my “journey” on how I identified at an early age what career I wanted to pursue when I graduated from college and why I’m very interested in becoming a part of the Anthem organization.
I’m from Columbus, OH where my father is a Pharmacist who owns a drug store. I have worked in the drug store for as many summers and holidays as I can remember and am convinced that this experience is what caused me to major in Marketing in the College of Business. It was during this great experience that many of our customers encouraged me to pursue a career in sales and marketing because they felt this would be a natural fit for me based upon my many interactions with them.
During my time at Butler I was elected as President of my social fraternity and have served in elected positions on the Interfraternity Council, Student Government, the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi, as well as the Butler American Marketing Association. In addition, I was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma and Mortar Board, both are honorary societies and selection is based upon academic achievement, volunteerism and service to the University. My experience in these organizations has enabled me to develop my leadership abilities and to learn the importance of working collaboratively as a team. During my time at Butler I’ve also learned to solve problems and to sharpen my critical thinking skills as a result of the experiences I gained in my Real Business Experience class. I was responsible for marketing our product and it was important for us to be first to market so that we could get it out in time for students to consider buying to take home for the Christmas holidays.
One of my fraternity brothers who graduated two years ago was fortunate to be hired by Anthem as an Account Specialist and because we still live together I’m able to learn about what he does on an ongoing basis and after two years with Anthem he is as excited about his position as he was when he first joined the company. He is particularly pleased with the support that he gets from his management and he has fit in very well with the Anthem culture and I’m confident that this is an organization where I, too, will fit in very well. Like my friend who works there I function best in a team environment and would welcome the opportunity to become a part of the Sales and Marketing organization.
MLR
June 27, 2015