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Kim's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Associate's Degree
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage:
High School
Associate's Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I studied Business in High School.
2.
Started working at 17, right after High School.
3.
I moved up in positions quickly in all of my jobs with my thirst for knowledge.
4.
Started working at a Dealership in 1982 as a Phone Operator.
5.
Moved through out the Service Department positions.
6.
Worked in the Office positions.
7.
Worked in the Body Shop in 1990.
8.
Continued in the Automotive Field through out the years as a Manager and Owner of a shop.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You should not work in this business as a woman, you do not know what you are talking about.
How I responded:
I do not accept negative words from ignorant people who do not know me and my abilities. I just ignored them (In all honesty it was hard to do because they were customers) and kept talking as if they did not say what I just heard. I eventually proved that I did know what I was doing and what I was talking about. As a Manager I was treated like the Secretary most of the time but I kept going with my duties.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I lost a couple of jobs due to closure.
I have ADHD and OCD.