Gabe O’Shea
- Financial Advisor
- Edward Jones
School Information
School: Kansas State University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2011 to 2013
Career Information
Working For: Edward Jones
Title: Financial Advisor
Industry: Finance
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
• Understand what’s important to clients • Guide clients through an established process to build personalized strategies to help them achieve their goals • Partner with clients throughout their life to help them stay on track
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
The organizational skills I learned were unbelievable.
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
The friends that I meant networking my intern year I am still very close with.
Advice
Many college students struggle to choose between an internship specific to their target industry or doing CW. What advice would you give them on this subject if they wanted to enter your career field?
One day I want to be an entrepreneur which is why I started College Works Painting. I wanted to learn how to run a business and they taught me that and so much more. Company is all about caring about people and trying to impact them in a positive way and make them successful in life.