I decided to study HR Management in college because of watching "Toby" on the TV show The Office. I had a simple goal after college and that was to get a job and ideally work in an office and get to interact with people. Knowing I didn't have strengths in Math or Science I wanted to capture as much training as possible during my 4 years at Florida State University. I ended up graduating with Majors in Marketing, Management, and HR Management. I also was lucky to work at the On Campus Music Venue and Student Programming board in the Marketing Department. During College, I went to the career fair and was introduced to the hard discount grocery store chain Save-A-Lot and completed an Internship and spent 10 months after college being trained to lead a retail district. I worked as hard as I possibly could and learned some great lessons that come from running a grocery store.With the realization that I was working myself into the ground and the desire for a more 9-5 MF job, I took the opportunity to drive across the country to Seattle with the hopes of landing with a company that I could grow with.After spending my first two months in Seattle in an HR internship with a non profit, I had the opportunity to interview for a company called PayScale that I read about in an HR magazine. It's been 5 years since that Interview happened and I couldn't be happier. I've become passionate about Compensation and Salaries and how it can impact an organizations ability to attract and retain the talent they need. If you would like to chat about how PayScale could help your company or if you are interested in pulling some market data together. Please feel free to reach me at 206-753-4058 or chris.sharpless@payscale.com