What is your name and job title? Harrison Cain, Sales Development Representative. Tell me a little bit about yourself ...
Harrison Cain, Sales Development Representative.
I studied for a bachelor's degree in Media and International development studies at the University of East Anglia. During my third year, I completed an Erasmus study placement at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam studying modules in marketing, philosophy and psychology.
I remember standing on the university campus back in March 2020, taking it all in one more time before accepting that my university journey was coming to an abrupt end.
From March to June, I completed my dissertation and remaining modules from home. Adjusting to the sudden change in scenery and lifestyle, I kept to a routine that helped to keep on top of both my physical and mental wellbeing.
In July, I managed to secure a remote internship with a Denmark based business accelerator. As part of this experience, I spent one month in the beautiful city of Copenhagen which involved a lot of cycling and outdoor swimming!
In October, I began to apply for full-time roles. After countless applications, discussions with recruiters and revisions to my CV, I finally found the dream role at the one and only FaultFixers! 😜
It probably sounds a little weird but I really enjoyed the interview process with FaultFixers. From the initial phone call with Jack, I was really excited to learn more about the role. What was meant to be a 15-minute introduction call turned into about a 50-minute call where me and Jack discussed our mutual love for self-development.
During my job search, I spoke to a lot of different companies but this was the first interview process where it felt natural, relaxed and I knew that I would really enjoy working with the team.
I knew from the interview process and conversations with Jack that the first weeks would involve pretty intense training, which I can confirm they did.
But I took the role with Faultfixers because I knew it would be challenging and I wanted to learn new things. Most of all, it was clear that Faultfixers was a place where I could grow and develop, even in my first few weeks I was continually asked about my goals/aspirations in order to adjust the training to match those.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!🤯
My start to FF was heavy on training, especially the first few days which involved zoom coaching sessions from 9 to 5. Having 1-2-1 sessions every day also allowed me to ask any questions I had about anything and really get to learn about our software in great depth.
Yes, it's a strange time. Myself and Hebroyn were both expecting to finish university and start working in an office rather than over a computer screen. As a sales team, we talk every day over zoom and with the wider team, virtual quizzes, Friday beers and group idea sessions have allowed us to build a great team environment.
I love the start-up culture!
Whilst I work in Sales, being such a small team means that myself and Hebroyn are included/informed about many different aspects of the company such as marketing, recruitment decisions and product development, which is something that you can't enjoy at larger organisations.
That’s a big question!
I am mostly looking forward to learning from my senior colleagues and absorbing all of their precious wisdom. Jokes aside, I want to expand my connections within the UK’s start-up ecosystem and build a foundation for a career in venture capital.
Stay strong soldier!
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