她一直盯着球

During her time at 皇冠体育, 凯特琳Kral ’22 learned about the importance of networking. 她把这些技能用在了她梦想中的体育事业上。

“I have always had a dream of working in the front office of the Chicago Cubs,” Katelyn shared. That dream came closer to reality when Katelyn’s internship with the Iowa Cubs led to a full-time job.

凯特琳在寻找实习机会时发现了爱荷华州小熊队商品和零售业务实习生的职位。 这个职位对她来说很突出，因为它是在体育行业，而她有零售销售主管的经验。

“我一直梦想着在芝加哥小熊队的管理层工作。”
—凯特琳Kral, '22

“With my merchandise background I figured this is just the perfect start to my career in the sports industry,” said Katelyn.

凯特琳直接联系了商品总监丽莎·赫福德。 她被选中接受采访，并与丽莎一见如故。

“We were just jumping ideas off of each other; we were making that connection,” said Katelyn. 她觉得她可以在面试过程中做自己。 除了工作之外，他们还讨论了凯特琳可能搬到得梅因的情况，包括她可能会选择住在哪里。

凯特琳被录用了，她能够获得实践经验。 她的职责包括帮助设计商品、与其他实习生合作、库存、发送在线订单以及与客户沟通。 凯特琳还在体育馆做其他工作。

“Anne King (former Business Advisor and Outreach Coordinator) was so helpful during my internship,” Katelyn shared, “she encouraged me to reach out to my superiors and supervisors and see if I could get different experiences at my internship, so I had more experiences under my belt.”

实习结束后，凯特琳和丽莎保持着联系。 她定期查看爱荷华小熊队的空缺职位。 当一个商品经理的职位空缺时，她立即申请了。 Katelyn believes her internship—along with her continued connection with Lisa—helped her land the position.

“That’s another thing I learned from Mount Mercy,” Katelyn shared, “is keeping in touch with your connections and networking.” 这些关系得到了回报。 凯特琳今年3月开始担任爱荷华小熊队的商品经理。

这个角色包含了凯特琳在实习期间所做的许多任务，包括社交媒体、在线商店和领导四名实习生。

在Mount Mercy期间，凯特琳参加了前学生成功副校长内特·克莱因（Nate Klein）的服务领导力课程，这帮助她成长为一名领导者。

“Not only did we get to go out in the community and serve and volunteer our time, but we also gained a lot of knowledge about ourselves, and who we are as leaders—within the community, ourselves, workplaces, and our lives really,” said Katelyn.

参加完服务领导力课程后，凯特琳知道她想在未来的职业生涯中优先考虑良好的领导力。 作为一名经理和领导者，她很高兴能够在新的岗位上得到更多的成长。

Katelyn’s internship with the Iowa Cubs gave her the opportunity to form lifelong connections and get to know the culture of the organization. 她意识到实习对获得新职位的重要性，并鼓励其他学生利用类似的机会。

“Internships really do pay off when looking for future careers,” said Katelyn. “特别是如果你在你将来想要从事的行业实习的话。”