Colin McGuire

In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?

College Works Painting meant holding myself to a higher standard than others where holding themselves to in college, and it still means the same thing to me now. Not only did I learn more about business than I thought ever possible, but I learned a lot more about life. I met some of my best friends in the program, guys that will be at my wedding when I am older.

How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?

College Works Painting gave me the resume experience to apply for non-entry level positions. While my college peers are putting in their time now, I already got ahead of the game while I was in college by completing the College Works Painting internship. My understanding of profitability, motivation, and customer service also goes a long way within my office and I often get recognized for it. I learned all of it from College Works Painting.

What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?

I can’t say enough about the life and business lessons I gained from College Works Painting. College Works Painting gave me the resume experience to apply for non-entry level positions out of college. While my college peers were putting in their time after graduation to gain initial experience, I got ahead of the game while I was in college by completing the College Works Painting internship. My understanding of profitability, sales, and customer service also go a long way within my office and I often get recognized for it. I learned all of it from College Works Painting. The greatest lesson I learned from College Works Painting was to hold yourself to a higher level than others and to surround yourself around the best people you possibly can. Its one lesson in the same, you become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time around, and when no one is looking – what are you doing? You need to always be looking to better yourself, and surround yourself by those people that will help and encourage that.