SHANNON BRUMM ’21
JACK BUCKNELL ’21
MAJOR Interior Architecture MINOR Business Administration HOMETOWN Genoa City, Wis. ORGANIZATION Furniture Studio Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. TITLE Design Assistant
MAJOR Finance HOMETOWN Merrill, Wis. ORGANIZATION Richard A. Mamer, CPA Merrill, Wis. TITLE Tax Intern
What I did: • Prepared a cybersecurity policy in compliance with IRS standards (submitted to the IRS) • Prepared a non-disclosure policy to be viewed and signed by all current and future employees • Prepared taxes • Performed secretarial work What I liked: I was able to grasp the basics of something completely new to me. What I did learn will be useful to me for future tax seasons. Future Dream Job: My dream job is being a Certified Financial Planner. More specifically, dealing with retirement planning. Many Americans grossly misunderstand the finances they will need to live comfortably in retirement, especially in the absence of Social Security. I would like to try and correct that.
What I did: For the business side of this position, I worked mostly with rebranding of the company. This included creating a new website, taking over and managing social media accounts such as Facebook and Instagram, organized the Open House event for our grand opening of our studio makeover and marketed it on social media. I also assisted in all operational business processes such as organizing acknowledgements and invoices of deliveries, tracking down orders from big name companies for client status, and answering phone calls to help clients with various tasks. What I liked: I liked having complete design freedom with the new website and social media. With my background in design, being the social promotions chair board member of ASID, and having a fair knowledge of graphic design, they let me take this project on alone to see what I would come up with. This allowed me to put my marketing skills to use, along with my design skills. It felt good knowing that they placed all of their online marketing in my hands and I was able to successfully give them a totally rebranded website, Facebook and Instagram account that has already risen in views, interaction and feedback. Future Dream Job: Since I am first and foremost a designer, my dream job would be designing residential properties, but more so owning and running my own business designing residential homes. This mix of design and marketing has shown me that I am able to mix these two aspects together and perform well in this position.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
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INTERNSHIP EXPO - SPRING 2021
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