Jack Lang
- Senior Business Manager
- Capital One
School Information
School: Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2012
Career Information
Working For: Capital One
Title: Senior Business Manager
Industry: FinanceWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
My proudest accomplishment would be getting an offer and accepting a job in the DC area that will serve as a great start to my career. That, and making more money than my friends, always staying a step or two ahead.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting was instrumental in developing my business skills and the mindset that I should never quit or take “no” for an answer.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
College Works Painting helped me have the drive to recruit hard and manage relationships with many people.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
My favorite client was Otilia. She was a very nice old woman whose house I painted first. It was a big job and she was very understanding about any mistakes. It really made me feel good about the whole program as I moved forward for the rest of the summer.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Never be afraid to talk to someone and try to sell your brand.
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
I have friends in the business school of College Works Painting that I still get drinks with at Ann Arbor bars today.
If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?
College Works Painting is the most difficult but most rewarding and most beneficial internship you can have as a college student.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Don’t quit once you finish the program! You will have more experience than any of your peers. Interviewers ate my College Works Painting experience out of my hand. Go back to school and get the best internship you can for the next summer. I fell right back with my peers because I took the next year off. Always stay ahead!
Many college students struggle to choose between an internship specific to their target industry or doing CW. What advice would you give them on this subject if they wanted to enter your career field?
If it’s the summer after your freshman or sophomore year, do College Works Painting. You will learn be so much more impressive than anyone else applying for internships your junior year and for full-time jobs after that.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
I have the same advice for any career field: Recruit hard, make as many connections as you can, keep those connections, and never close any doors.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
One day when I was marketing door to door, I got a lead from a man who wanted the estimate right on the spot. Two hours later, I booked him for my biggest job of the summer. Treat every door you knock on like a $2,000 payday if you bring your best.
Last words of wisdom?
Don’t quit.