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You never know
Get out of your comfort zone, take a risk, and jump at opportunities even if you don’t know where they will lead.
A s I approached my three-year anniversary at Zweig Group, I sat and reflected on my time here. I started fresh out of the University of Arkansas, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had an idea of what Zweig Group did, and I knew what I was going to be doing when I started. But I didn’t know the industry and had never worked in a corporate environment. One thing was for certain, though. I wanted employment in a place where I could learn and grow. So I got out of my comfort zone and into a business I’d never imagined myself getting into. Three years in, I can say it paid off.
Kyle Ahern GUEST SPEAKER
professional level. None of this would have been possible without taking a shot at it, even though I wasn’t sure what the outcome would be. I worked in our executive search department in either a part-time or full-time role for about a “I got out of my comfort zone and into a business I’d never imagined myself getting into. Three years in, I can say it paid off.”
I started out working in our research and marketing database, helping to maintain and add to it. I also helped on projects for different consulting areas. An opening arose when a member of the executive search team left. I had never done that type of work, or any kind of recruiting for that matter, but I asked about joining the team. I got the position, splitting duties with my database work. I learned more about the A/E industry, different positions and their responsibilities, and worked with a team within our company that I didn’t know much about. It was also a time when I got to know some of our clients on a more personal and
See KYLE AHERN, page 4
THE ZWEIG LETTER April 9, 2018, ISSUE 1243
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