About a year before leaving Philips in early 2014, I started reconsidering my professional goals in life. At Philips I was able to learn a lot, however, something was still missing. By the end of 2013 I was sure that becoming a joiner will fill the empty spot. At first I made internships to find out if my manual abilities support my wish. Very quickly I found out that my manual abilities are good. Because the first shop I did my internship in couldn't offer me a trainee position I applied for a new internship in a different wood shop.This is the one I am doing my trainee in now.

As a representative of Philips I was selling illumination technology to city halls, energy supplyers and local electricians in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.During this period I aquired new customers and took care of existing relationships. In my role I was responsible for the full sales cycle including prospecting, consulting, negotiation and closing.My main focus lied on unearthing the customers needs and finding the right solutions, concerning the product, supplementary products, the right form of financing and giving assistance to receive governmental subsidy.

For the time as a cooperative student I attended University and worked for Philips. This concept is designed to give students the opportunity to gain work experience during their schooling period. This education is based on a full time employee status, therefore, I was able to apply the theretical knowledge and (independendly work on my own projects.) deeply dive into my tasks in Philips.Field of experience:Marketing - creating client faced marketing material- optimizing customer database - analizing best practices of compeditors to set benchmarks for future philips development- participating in a global project to improve and update the client experience on philips websiteIT Department- creating the fundament for the implementation of a new software for internal Philips usageSales- Supporting the external find sales force by creating information sheets for products- Coming along for customer visits