I never win those case competitions at school – but here is a competition I thought we had a fair chance at. We presented to the President of IBM last week and won first place. I made the most of EVERY opportunity this internship had to offer. I wore a suit & tie every single day. I volunteered to run …
Summit Intern Interview on TalentEgg.ca
I was contacted by Julien Simoes (the recruiter mentioned in the video) to share some my experiences as an intern at IBM in a short interview. Read here: talentegg.ca/2017/07/28/ibm-summit-intern/
An Inspirational Video to Wrap Up The Journey
Over the past 6 months I taught myself how to use Adobe Premiere to create the video below. I couldn’t think of a better way to express the journey from Summer 2016 until now. VIDEO URL: facebook.com/RyanIng/posts/101 People don’t believe me when I tell them it took 50 hours of editing. It really did. Every subtitle, is handmade, every photo resized, …
Persistence: Applying to IBM’s Summit Sales Program A Second Time
If I learned one thing from working in sales, it’s that persistence is key. Sometimes you are the right person, but simply are reaching out at the wrong time. You can’t give up on your first attempt. I dedicate this photo to everyone who has applied to the same job twice. Bonus points if the job website still has your …
Brian Tracy: A Great Personal Development Author
There are a million personal development books out there these days, so it’s hard to sort the gems from the fluff. A heuristic to solve this is: find authors who were the pioneers of their disciplines, and have written books that stood the test of time. Brian Tracy (1944-) is like the Jedi Master (grey hair included) of self improvement books …
Door To Door – Day 97: I Completed The Program! A Summary.
I can’t believe I worked for 4 months in door-to-door sales! I did it! I completed the program. I did not quit. And in the end, I succeeded. As my coworker Victor drove me home, I stuck my head out the window and screamed ‘I CAN SELL!’. Adrenaline and excitement coursed through my veins. Here is a summary of my entire …
Door To Door – Day 96: Building A Team and Passing The Torch.
When we graduate high school, our social circles disperse as everyone travels their own path in pursuit of finding their calling. From time to time we cross paths with old classmates, but the conversations usually don’t last longer than a quick ‘hi’. Last month I was struggling – and had two old classmates reach out to offer advice as they …
Door To Door – Day 86: Bouncing Back Up As A Team
Photo: Customer named Natalie we helped out. She said the security and fire protection would give her peace of mind for when she travels, and the doorbell camera would help her screen the front door for strangers. Before you even touch a door in BC, you have to get fingerprinted. They have pretty strict licensing out here. Without a license, …
Door To Door – Day 62: Resiliency
In the last 10 days I haven’t closed a single deal. I must’ve talked to at least 150 people and had at least 12 in-home presentations. Statistically speaking I don’t even know how this is possible. Usually at least 1/100 in prospects are a super easy ‘yes I was already looking for this’ type of interaction. It could just be bad luck – or …
Featured on TRSM’s Blog
I wrote up a blog post for my school’s website. With my student organization, I hosted an award-winning event celebrating our co-op employers. You can check it out here: http://trsmblog.ryerson.ca/celebrating-trsms-industry-connections/ Photo from the event. I was really excited. Maybe too excited. Spent months putting the event together!