I've never used a blog before, so I am extremely excited to see how this turns out! Let me start out by telling you a little bit about myself.
- I am a senior at Rutgers, majoring in Linguistics and minoring in cognitive science/psychology. I plan to go to graduate school for Speech Pathology.
- I am a teacher's aid in an alternative classroom at my temple Sunday mornings, working with kids from ages 10-13.
- I have been working at Victoria's Secret for the past 3 years.
- Prior to that I had other retail jobs, so I have my fair share of experience in the field.
- A year and a half ago I was promoted to Cash lead, which is more or less the supervisor of registers.
I know after graduation I will go into teaching and say goodbye to my retail years. However, I know my time at Victoria's Secret has prepared me more than I could think for entering the real world, specifically in respect to teaching. I have run many training sessions, learned how to talk to adults, respectfully solve any customer complaints/issues, and teach customers about the proper fit and laundering of our products. All of these skills (training, talking to adults, solving issues, and teaching) will undoubtedly be apart of my future, in whichever career I choose. I am excited to use this blog to look more in depth at what retail has taught me, and how I can use it in my future.
As college students, I know we have all had those part-time jobs that we think is seemingly unimportant. Has anyone had a job, that at first glance is the complete opposite of your intended field, but has taught you any skills or knowledge that you can bring to your career one day?
-Sarah
