Alec Pappas
- Account Executive, Americas Large Enterprise(GTS)
- Gartner
School Information
School: Central Michigan University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2011
Career Information
Working For: Gartner
Title: Account Executive, Americas Large Enterprise(GTS)
Industry: Technology
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting showed me that hard work, sales and positive attitude can take you a long way in this world.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
College Works Painting gave me that initiation in sales and marketing and made me know that I had a passion to succeed and get into the field I love.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Hard work and dedication yield great results.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Work as hard as you can and absorb as much information as possible.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Absorb as much information as possible in college regarding IT and hit the ground running when you start your first job.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Going door to door in the midst of the winter with a lot of my friends and just having fun while learning lessons that I apply in my work today.
Last words of wisdom?
Give it 100% because looking back in life, you don’t want to have any regrets that are based on you not giving it everything you had.