"RIT Alumni are everywhere and they are always so willing to help a fellow RIT student - and I’m so happy to be one of them now."
Why did you decide to attend Saunders College of Business at RIT?
Out of all of the colleges I visited in high school, Saunders was the only one that I felt the faculty and staff truly cared about the needs and success of each individual student. I remember being the last student in the room at both the Open House and Accepted Students Day that I attended - staying nearly an hour later than everyone else did, just talking about my interests and goals with the staff of Saunders. I had some great conversations with amazing people and couldn't imagine not interacting with these people even more. I remember being so happy talking with my mom afterwards and her saying “It sounds like you’ve made your decision.”
What Do You Do?
As a Research Services Manager, I’m one of the people that keeps the entire online survey process running smoothly from start to finish. I work with Survey Programmers, Data Scientists, and Analysts (among many other team members) to get surveys for many prominent companies into field efficiently. I also help with data analysis and reporting needs once we have all of our data collected.
In what ways has Saunders/RIT prepared you for the job market?
Co-ops, co-ops, co-ops (quite literally for me)! During my time at RIT, I completed three different co-ops at three very different companies and I never would have imagined how much I would have learned from them. For me, it wasn’t as much about the experience in the job (although this was very valuable), but rather the experience of getting out of my tiny hometown in Upstate NY and figuring life out on my own in cities like Chicago, IL and Dublin, Ireland! It’s because of these experiences that I became much more independent and confident in all of my future job searches.