Ken Shin

Personal Information

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School: Brigham Young University

Major: Communications

Years at College Works: 2006 to 2012

Career Information

Company You Work For Now: Salesforce.com

Title: Enterprise Business Representative

Industry: Technology

Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities

I cold call into companies in the financial services industry and sell our services. Often times they are using a CRM system to track their customer relationships and their business, most of the time it can be better. My role is to sell our solution and help the decision makers understand why our solution is better than what they currently use.

What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?

Promotion in the workplace in less than 10 months when the typical time frame is 12 months.

CWP Career Impact

In one sentence, what has CWP meant to you?

CWP provided a sales foundation and helped me understand that it is something I am passionate about and something I am good at.

What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CWP experience?

Setting expectations. Under promise, over deliver. I learned how to do that in my personal life and in my professional life.

Advice

What advice do you have for potential CWP participants? Current CWP participants?

It is the most challenging thing you will do up to this point in your career, do it to improve your resume.

What's your favorite memory from CWP?

Cancun and Vegas

Last words of wisdom

If you want to truly succeed in any of the CWP roles, you have to believe in your product.