Throughout this part time job, I have really learned what it is like to work as a team. Working at one of the busiest bars in Iowa City come the weekend, the bar turns into an extremely fast paced environment in which you really are unable to work independently with the ratio of workers to patrons in the building. The skill of working as a team in this situation has really opened my eyes to see how much better a workplace can be when it is a collaborative environment. Being able to work as a team with my coworkers ensures efficient service and makes sure the night goes by as successful as possible.Manage front door operations; validate proper identification age for entry and eject disorderly patrons

Although this job during this past summer was not considered an internship, I would like to consider it as close to a sales internship as possible. I learned numerous things about sales through this sales representative job and it really gave me a hands on feel for the sales environment. I really did not know what to expect going into this job, as I just knew I would be going and selling things, but it really is a bunch more than that. This job taught me how to be independent, after only a few days of training, I found myself driving alone in downtown Chicago at 6 am going to different Mariano's and Walmart stores to see which projects they needed if they were a recurring customer. This job also taught me the importance of cost-benefit analysis for new clients I had to find. It was also my job to find new clients that would take our product, and I had to see which stores would carry them, how much inventory they could keep, how many times they would order a week, and taking all that into consideration, if they were going to be a worthy client for us to work with.Selling product using confident communication to prospective customers Undergoing cost-benefit analysis of current and potential clients Maintain formal business relationships to ensure future sales

As a painter, I did not know the type of leadership role that was going to be given to me when I first started, I simply thought I was going to be painting houses. Soon enough though, my supervisor had trusted me enough to take on a larger role and to be a small supervisor myself. This job definitely taught me leadership and time management skills because I was now managing a small group of painters on a house and telling them the best thing for them to do at a current moment in time, and also I needed to gain time management skills to finish a project in an adequate amount of time to prove to the company that the role I was holding was good for me and I could handle it. Aside for this, I was also going door to door at some points when I trusted my crew and giving estimates on potential clients houses, so this painting gig also slightly turned into a sales job.Managed a team of painters to complete a project in a timely manner Visit potential clients and give valuable estimates for their project