My experience at the Media Sales Institute 2010 was really an eye opening experience, which put me on the path to a career that I had never before considered. As a graduate of Howard University School of Business, I had a relatively rigid plan for what I thought my career path might look like. However, after participating in the MSI, I was able to secure a job in an industry so far from where I thought I would be it has forced me to reevaluate my career goals.
I think that walking into the program with no expectations (because I wasn’t really sure of what I was walking into) benefitted me in that I was able to absorb everything that was given to me, with a completely open mind. The setup of the program, with the workshops/sessions building in a way that gives you a baseline for our presentation, really worked as far as getting us to apply the knowledge that we were gaining. Also, using industry professionals as presenters creates a unique experience as far as providing real world exposure, in a class room setting, as well as offering an amazing networking opportunity.
I’m currently working as a Sales Assistant at Katz Radio Group in NYC, an opportunity I would not have had, had it not been for MSI. I’m getting to know and understand Katz Media Group, as a subsidiary of Clear Channel, and realizing that just like any other business, there are many functions that go into making it run as smoothly as it does. So while I enjoy my job, it is only a starting point (an excellent one at that) for the awesome things that I look forward to doing in the media sales industry.
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