The University of Toledo

Dominique Jones

Aftermarket Sales Support Intern
(Tenneco)

"As an intern with Tenneco, my main jobs were to make calls on existing and new customers, create brand awareness, and maintain customer relationships. I would create a list of calls each night, go out the next day and spend anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes with each customer, making sure they knew about our product and how to sell it to their customers. During the internship I traveled to five different states and made over 200 sales calls.

COBI played a major role in helping me. I was selected from a pool of students to compete in the UT Invitational Sales Competition and there I met Chuck Osgood from Tenneco. He watched me compete and after I won he asked me to come to an interview the following week.

I owe a lot of my success to the COBI staff and their willingness to help students, from one-on-one practice role plays to letters of recommendations. Also the mock interviews I did with Pi Sigma Epsilon made the actual interviewing process less intimidating. I feel like I would leave someone out if I tried to list everyone who has helped me over the years, but they know who they are.

I chose the UT College of Business and Innovation because my “nana” received her HR degree from The University of Toledo and she always spoke so highly of the school and how it helped her in her career. I knew I wanted to pursue a career in business and I thought UT’s College of Business would be the perfect place to start my journey.

I am majoring in professional sales and marketing. I chose sales because each job I’ve held since I was 14 has been in retail and I’ve always enjoyed the challenge and the rewarding feeling that comes from closing a sale. I later declared marketing as my second major after doing a marketing internship with GEM Inc.

I would tell someone considering attending The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation that this is the best college, hands down. The amount of resources you are given, the connections and the training is second to none. The College of Business also offers a plethora of business organizations for you to join where you can expand your network.

My goal after graduation is to obtain a sales job that will allow me to travel and utilize the skills I’ve developed over the years. I know that success is inevitable if you are willing to do what it takes."

Jamie Hartong

Contract Specialist
(Wright Patterson Air Force Base)

"My goals after graduation were to obtain a job that I would love and that also allowed me to utilize my degrees. I feel that this position allows me to use my degree to the fullest and show all my potential! As a Contract Specialist, I could be purchasing items from goggles to billion dollar aircrafts for the Air Force. I will be in direct contact with Air Force personnel as well as businesses to make deals on what the Air Force needs to do their job. The other end of my job will be to ensure that these goods get to the men and women protecting our country when they need it.

I am looking forward to not only moving to a new city and meeting new people, but learning more about how our government works. I think it will make me further appreciate what our armed forces do, as well as to have a say in what our tax money goes to, and to make sure we are getting the biggest bang for our buck. The idea of putting my education to use is also a great feeling.

COBI was crucial to finding this WPAFB Contract Specialist position. Wright Patterson contacted our Business Career Programs office to do some on-campus recruiting. I found out about the position through an email notification that Carol Stamm sent out and actually interviewed on campus because Wright Patterson came to us! It made it very convenient to go through the whole process.

COBI really prepared me for this position in numerous ways. I got the opportunity to learn so much from my professors and colleagues in class. The staff members that I worked with in the Student Retention and Academic Success office allowed me to attend graduate school by providing me with a graduate assistantship, and the Business Career Programs office helped me develop my resume, cover letter, practice interviewing and provided me with this job opportunity! I couldn’t have asked for better faculty and staff to help guide me through these past few years!

My undergraduate degree was in Marketing and International Business; I always enjoyed seeing ads on TV and magazines and determining what target market they were trying to penetrate. The international business was my desire to travel; I felt that it could open doors to an international company so that I would not be stuck in an office all day! My graduate degree is in Leadership, which I thought was crucial to the success of wanting to be a leader in the business world.

The University of Toledo attracted me with its gorgeous campus and the opportunities that it could offer its students. The staff that I spoke with on my Experience Day were more than welcoming and informative. It already had felt like home. (I transferred from The University of Akron…one of my best decisions to date!) I would strongly suggest to anyone considering a business degree to enroll at UT. I believe that whether you are graduating with your MBA, PHD or BBA, you will have the skills and knowledge to be successful in your future. The faculty and staff are very student-centered and care greatly about the success of their students."

“I work with really smart, extremely sharp business people, a lot of people with MBAs from well-known schools (Northwestern, Berkley, Harvard, etc.). I really do feel that I am "running with the big dogs" and that I was well prepared for it. While the College of Business and Innovation certainly taught me the fundamentals of business as well as any world class business program would, I was also exposed to many advanced concepts which are absolutely necessary to succeed in a business career. Programs such as the Student Managed Portfolio helped me to learn the critical skills that are necessary in business which you won't find in any classroom.

COBI was instrumental in helping me find a job. I attended multiple job fairs and secured interviews with several potential employers. Throughout the process, the job placement team and the COBI staff worked closely with me to help me refine my resume and interview skills and also helped me to make the best decision possible when it came time to accept a job offer.

I believed that COBI offered me the best opportunity to succeed after I graduated.”

"As the Advertising Specialist for Marathon Petroleum Corporation, I manage our brand advertising efforts. Our small team provides strategic direction for marketing plans, media planning, sponsorships, and customer focused campaigns.

COBI courses such as Advertising and Promotions, Consumer Behavior, and Principles in Marketing helped me prepare for my marketing role. However, the finance and accounting courses have also come in very handy since I manage our Brand Advertising budget.

Selecting the College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo was an easy decision for me. The College of Business was like a family; the faculty and staff that I encountered were always willing to help. COBI classes and staff assisted me in developing a polished resume, completing mock interviews, and offering networking opportunities.

My undergrad major was Marketing and Organizational Development & Leadership. After graduating from UT in 2008 with my bachelors degree I continued on with my MBA specializing in Marketing.

I think The University of Toledo’s business program is one of the best in the area. I am also on the recruiting team for Marathon and we have been very pleased with the interns and full-time hires that have come from The University of Toledo.

I think the best part of my job is watching our strategy executed throughout the year. I love seeing our ideas in print at the Marathon stations, on a scoreboard at an NFL game, or our commercial on TV and know that I was a part of the process!"

"As an Information Technology Development Program Participant at Eaton Corporation I will be responsible for communications between IT and end-users to ensure we are on schedule and that everyone understands the changes occurring with a new hydraulics quoting software being implemented at 16 locations across North and South America.  After two years I will have the opportunity to express my specific interests in IT and be placed accordingly.

COBI definitely helped me obtain my job. When I first began the interview process, I was unsure where to even begin, but soon learned I had plenty of resources around me. The Business Career Program’s office staff was vital in my job search; they wanted to get to know me and what I was looking for in a career. They did a terrific job of giving my name to recruiters and getting various organizations to think about me.

I took advantage of events like power networking, mock interviews, job fairs, and etiquette dinners. These prepared me for situations in the “real world.”  I also work in the COBI IT department, where I provide help desk support to faculty, staff and students. The experience not only developed my IT knowledge, but also improved my communication and problem-solving skills.

I can’t emphasize enough how well the UT College of Business prepared me for my career. The professors provide such a good foundation to be successful, and my classes gave me a sense of confidence that I could go into a situation, even if I didn’t know the exact task at hand, and be effective at my job.

Being awarded COBI’s Pacemaker award last year was also very important. The prestigious award showed employers that I was a hardworking, dedicated individual both inside and outside the classroom.

I am most looking forward to the new challenges that come with starting a new job."

I always wanted to do something in the technical field, and information systems provided me with all types of opportunities. Combining my information systems major with a minor in marketing gave me choices of professions such business analyst, IT analyst and IT consultant. I am a people person, so getting the chance to interact and communicate with people face to face is what I am looking forward to.

I intern with the City of Toledo IT department where I assist their help desk as well as their field support team. Daily duties include analysis, documenting, and reporting employee technical issues, assisting the field support team with troubleshooting employee problems on the phone, and troubleshooting steps and resolution in the service desk tracking tool.

I graduated in May and am moving to the Cleveland area. I have not yet decided which company I will work for, but I have an offer as a business solutions consultant with Hyland Software where I would analyze businesses, creates solutions to problems, and help businesses develop efficient plans for meeting their goals. I also have an offer to be a help desk assistant with Progressive Insurance where I would provide support to end users on a variety of issues such as identifying, researching, and resolving technical problems.

The College of Business and Innovation prepared me well with work and interview etiquette. Mock interviews really helped play a major role as well. Having the opportunity to sit with employers and having them critique you as you interview was also very helpful. COBI helped me through job fairs as well as working with recruiters, and professors were willing to help in any way as well.

I would tell someone considering attending the UT College of Business and Innovation that the experience will be like no other. The amount of resources is by far better than most. COBI offers plenty of business organizations for you to join where you can expand your network. Anything you need, COBI has. No other choice to choose besides COBI.

GO ROCKETS!

I chose The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation because the fit was just right; I couldn’t see myself in any other college at UT.

My major is human resource management, with a minor in business law. I developed a passion for human resources in high school. I love it, and there are so many different areas of HR to explore. As the world changes, HR changes as well.

I’m currently an HR intern at the ProMedica Recruitment Center. It’s a great organization for an internship because I get to experience the recruiting process on a large scale, from start to finish. Everyone at ProMedica is great and everyone at the recruitment office does everything to make sure I get the best out of my internship experience. I’m looking forward to helping people follow their dreams and landing their career jobs. I want to make people feel comfortable and make the best of the work experience.

COBI played a big role in helping me obtain my internship: from what I wore to my interview, to my responses to interview questions and actually learning where to search for internships. My major does not require an internship for graduation, but the people in COBI made it clear how important it is to obtain experience and do internships.

COBI is also helping me prepare for my career in so many ways, from the mock interviews to the power networking events to the job fairs. I have learned how to interact with other professionals in a respectful, professional way. Building a resume is a big step when preparing to enter the job market, and COBI helped me tremendously in building a resume that I’m confident with.

Students should take advantage of everything COBI offers. Many majors have their own organizations which is great for networking with people in the industry. Get involved in everything and network with everybody. You will be amazed what COBI teaches you outside the classroom.

I am a Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where my responsibilities include developing new business and maintaining current relationships, understanding cost control, delivering superior customer service, problem solving, making deposits, renting cars and marketing to companies to gain their business.

The growth and opportunity that my job has to offer is what I am most excited about. How quickly I move up at Enterprise is all on me, and I love that the company gives that opportunity. There are no limitations on what I can do here. Also, other employees help each other grow.

My major is in marketing. I selected this major because I like the different types of marketing you can be involved in. The advertising of a brand, the fact finding of a customer or company to find their needs, and the person-to-person interaction are a few reasons I selected this as my major.

I was in the Educational Talent Search in Akron when I came on a visit to The University of Toledo. I liked the visit and the environment at the University. Also I read and heard great things about the College of Business. That's how I made my selection.

COBI is a great program and I have not one negative thing to say about COBI. The advisors are great as well as the professors. I would honestly have to say that their career development programs helped me the most in preparing for my career. I would strongly recommend others to experience what I did with COBI.

I recently accepted an offer to work at Owens Corning in their HR department as a Talent Review and Sourcing Specialist. My new role, which began in late July, consists of working with the VP of Talent Management to facilitate the executive performance reviews, as well as sourcing, screening and creating a pipeline of potential candidates for Owens Corning. I am very excited about this wonderful opportunity at Owens Corning, and know that it would not have come to light without the help of COBI!

My plan was to find the perfect college for me, and COBI was it! My background consisted of working in the employee benefits and the group insurance industry for about 10 years, but I have always been passionate about organizational development, which led me to select organizational development as my undergraduate major. I was fortunate enough to be granted a graduate assistantship in order to complete my MBA. When I entered the MBA program I planned on getting a general MBA, but decided that the HR discipline aligned well with my professional background and my future career goal of working in the HR industry.

I am so grateful to the COBI staff and faculty for the tools that they provide COBI students to prepare for the “real world.” The career development courses that are required for all COBI students helped me determine what career path I wanted to pursue, develop a job search strategy, prepare my resume and cover letter, and develop a personal pitch when introducing myself to potential employers. The Business Career Programs (BCP) office provided me the opportunity to meet people from several organizations, including Owens Corning, at the job fairs held every spring and fall semester. The BCP office also sponsors other wonderful career related events which provide students with a forum to prepare them for the interview process, improve their networking skills, enhance their resume, and network with business professionals.

There is no other college like the University of Toledo’s COBI. Whenever I speak to students from other colleges/universities and tell them what COBI offers, they are amazed at what COBI does to help their students succeed in the “real world.” Thank you COBI!!!!!