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As you probably already know, I'm working as a part time sales receptionist at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center. This week I got the opportunity to work full time. The administrative assistant to the general manager was out of the office and I was asked fill in. Its been fun to get to know the GM of the hotel and learn more about the hotel itself. I feel like I'm fitting in well at the office and making new friends along the way. One of the interns , that has become my friend, recently accepted a position at the Oakbrook Hilton in Illinois and so she'll be leaving in mid-August to start her new career up North. She's excited about it until someone brings up the cold, wind, & snow that she'll experience this winter. Being from Miami, she's not looking forward to that.

I'm getting the sense that the Hilton is a great company to work for and move around in. There are so many opportunities in different departments, as well as different locations. Working in the sales department is a lot differnt that anything I've done before. Its all about making a profit, whereas most all of my former experience has been with non-profit agencies. I am dealing with mostly business people who want to schedule meetings or conferences in the hotel conference area.

Anyways, I'm enjoying the job, even though I get made fun of for saying "pop" and "muss-melon" rather than "soda" and "cantelope." There is always something new to learn each day and every new thing I learn is preparing me for whatever the future may hold.

-Jen

I'm hoping along with all the other perks, you get a good rate at the Hilton? :)  

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jen, glad that i read your blog. hope works continues to go well. i'm sticking around Miami for another year...got a three bedroom rental house with two of my roomates from this past year. Anyway, i know exactly where the oak brook hilton is...it's a mile from my high school! Can you give me this girl's info...I live in Miami (her home town)...and she is living in Chicago (my home town). How weird?  

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