As an AT&T employee in the AT&T Technology, Planning and Engineering team, I do not work daily with the North Ch
December 20, 2016, v9
4U2C Market news For You to See regarding Community Involvement and Career Development!
In this issue: Aspire Event: RB Stallings DECA event, Charleston, SC
Career Development: Get Ready for the GSC Career Club
Who Knew: Volunteer Hours Recognition
RB Stall High School DECA Event, Calvin Battle, Senior Technical Project Manager Distributive Education Clubs of America, or DECA, is an international association high school and college students and teachers. The organization prepares leaders and entrepreneurs for careers and education in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and other business areas. AT&T has been sponsoring/ supporting the DECA Team at RB Stall High School now for two years. On Tuesday, December 6th, members of the RB Stall High School DECA organization met for a site visit at the North Charleston Retail Store.
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As an AT&T employee in the AT&T Technology, Planning and Engineering team, I do not work daily with the North Charleston Store team; however, it was a pleasure to work with them for the second year as a partner with RB Stall. I wanted to take some time and recognize them for their support the Fall 2016 RB
Stall High School DECA event. A big thank you goes out to Kawanna Bates, Buck Swatzyna, Chelsey Mason, Nilda Meadows, Tyler Parke, Brashad Gillins, Christine Ware and Jack Overfield. Job well done everyone, I could not be more proud of how well this event went. I didn’t think it was possible, but this the team delivered an even better presentation than last year. You didn’t have to look very hard to see these students were focused and enjoying their time learning. They seemed to be very engaged in absorbing the information being delivered. “In the presentation, the North Charleston team discussed the retail side of AT&T, the different roles and responsibilities of each position and how they contribute to the overall success of the company. We also talked a little bit about our previous experiences and what brought us to AT&T, the path we took to get here, and future aspirations. After the presentation, we directed the students to shadow different RSCs, and have a Q&A session about any and everything AT&T. After shadowing we pulled everyone back into the conference room and covered what they learned. At the end we gave them a Pop Quiz about different products we offer, what they are, and what they do. Top scores received Prizes (Lg Tones, T-shirt, AT&T swag, etc.). We all had a lot of fun, great to see such a level of excitement and energy.” - Buck Swatzyna, Retail Store Manager II. Now for a truly inspiring story about this program, Chelsey Mason who is an AT&T Sales Representative has participated in the last two DECA events. I wanted to spotlight Chelsey today, because RB Stall is not only her High School Alma Mater, but she is also participated in the DECA program while she attended RB Stall. I think this captures the very meaning of the Program and how special it is. It is an awesome feeling knowing you work for a company that provides their employees a path to give back to our communities, but also has the employees that are passionate about giving back. My deepest gratitude to our AT&T ASPIRE Team here in Charleston, SC. Pictured with the students from the event are: Kawanna Bates (far left), Rudolph “Buck” Swatzyna (Santa Hat), and Chelsey Mason (far right).
Career Development - tspace forums designed for you! - Lydia Wood, HR Business Partner, GSC Market We have 2 great tspace sites for you: The GSC Career Development tspace site is an open forum for GSC mobility employees to discuss Development and Best Practices. We have two great new topics from Wallace Holyfield, ASM at Camp Creek in East Point, GA, and Sneha Gilani, RSC at Across Lenox in Atlanta.
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Wallace shared some tips to finish the year strong that was really great. Sneha shared a best practice for business internet. Check it out and add your feedback or start your own topic!
There’s a new Club in town! The GSC Career Club will open in early 2017. The GSC
Career Club Hub is a tspace portal that navigates career resources and allows GSC Career Club members to apply principles for career and personal growth. This program stands apart because it will streamline the process into 3 key stages: Self-Discovery, Communication, and Networking. We will continue the learning and the fun with an open forum check-in. ac t c or l
Log your volunteer hours! Help us capture the impact we make in communities by logging your 2016 volunteer hours. This also lets us recognize your accomplishments – including the President's Volunteer Service Award.
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