Mike Ferrara
- Associate Trial Attorney
- Esbrook P.C.
School Information
School: Northern Illinois University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2013
Career Information
Working For: Esbrook P.C.
Title: Associate Trial Attorney
Industry: LegalWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Getting another internship and acceptance into a selective sales class at NIU.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting opened my eyes to the business world and how to manage several people and tasks at the same time.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
I am still in my senior year of college but have been trying to network and interview for full time positions after my graduation in May. The experiences I gained from College Works Painting not only helped me as an individual, but also has helped impress potential employers and my current professors.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
In general, I appreciate all of the clients that were willing to give me a shot and help support my business. I couldn’t have done any of this without you and I hope to run into you in the future.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Even when it seems like you’re in too deep with no way to complete the tasks at hand; keep calm, work hard, and it’ll all work out in the end.
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
It’s been pretty recent since I finished so I think that info will come down the road.
If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?
World Wide Swag Masters, working together with Sherwin Williams to cover the earth with leaders of the new generation.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
STAY ORGANIZED! Once your organization gets thrown off, get organized again and do your best to keep it that way. Falling behind is too expensive!!
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Don’t be a coffee slinger and copy making ringer, get some life experience and let your industry consume the next 40 years of your life. But not until after you do College Works Painting.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
That’s a tough question to pin down a precise moment. Payroll Fridays were awesome and it was a good time to step away from the chaos, especially since everyone else was going through the same chaos as you were.
Last words of wisdom?
Keep your chin up, head forward, and don’t blink too much or you might miss something.