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Bal M.

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Create an understanding of what area you want to get into and perfect your craft ! Gain as much work experience as you can or if your in higher education - Do something different i.e. work placement/ study abroad in your degree to make sure you stand out from the crowd. You will not regret it ...Trust me ! Always follow your passion and be yourself ! You are more comfortable being yourself rather than someone your not :)

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Account Manager (Field Sales)

Coca Cola Europacific Partners

Started 01/2020 to Present

Merchandising Representative

Coca Cola Europacific Partners

From 08/2018 to 12/2019

Sales Assistant

The Royal Household

From 06/2017 to 10/2017

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What do you like about your job and the company?

Working for a soft drinks powerhouse, Coca Cola, I am fortunate enough to be an ambassador for them. My role involves continuously building strong relationships with outlet owners to get our brand out there for the consumers. As well as, creating awareness of our new and limited edition drinks for special occasions e.g. Christmas. I also get to go to two conferences each year to gain an understanding of how Coca Cola are performing and also allows me to socialise with other individuals across the business. Coca Cola provide excellent flexibility when I have personal priorities and management care for my well-being. Also, I get recognised for my hard work by senior management and board of directors by using an internal social media platform where I can share my wins.

Greatest achievements

Winning the yearly incentive and being No.1 in the country was a great achievement. Utilising the knowledge I have learnt from my manager and my team I was able to achieve the required targets for our brand 'Schweppes' in a short amount of time in the company. I posted my win via our internal social media app and it went viral in the company and my work was recognised by the board of directors.

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Being focussed on your overall outcome for your career is key working at CCEP. They are so open to helping you to succeed and progress if that’s the route you want to go down. They looks for individuals who are themselves, as there is no company that employs staff that are all the same right? Individuality is what sells to them as a company and is what they look for here. Embrace yourself!

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Never be afraid to ask a question, no matter how silly it may be. Someone may want to know the answer as well. This goes part-in-parcel with listening, it is easy to hear someone but to listen and absorb the information and if you don’t understand then ask them to explain more. People will respect you more if you are engaging with them and ask for more information if you don’t understand.

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Its important to have a career plan, break it down into chunks e.g. next 12 months, 2-5 years then 5 years plus. Make the right people aware of this plan. After all how can the leadership team support you if they dont know your aspirations? Then its important to understand what skills are needed to make the next move. Breadth moves are very usefully as it expands your overall knowledge which ultimately helps with career development. With all this in mind its also important to be flexible and adaptable. Seek out advice from senior peers who would have probably been in a similar situation in the past.

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Is there one thing you wish you'd known before you applied?
in Career Tips·mercredi, avril 7, 2021
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How do you stand out from the competition?
in Career Tips·mercredi, mars 10, 2021
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What KPIs are field sales reps measured against? thank you!
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