Klaus Weber
- Operations Manager
- Target Corporation
School Information
School: University of Minnesota
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2013 to 2014
Career Information
Working For: Target Corporation
Title: Operations Manager
Industry: Retail
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Manage the operation for a fulfillment center overseeing over 50 employees.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Landing a well paying job with phenomenal benefits.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
The ultimate business experience.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
It gave me tangible management experience in college.
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?
Thank you to the clients for giving me a chance to work with you!
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
How to manage employees.
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
Some of my best business connections are from my College Works Painting friends.
If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?
The ultimate business experience.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Challenge yourself.
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?
Be ready to meet strangers and make connections.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Make connections and keep them!
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Cancun!!!
Last words of wisdom?
Be ready to work hard. Results will come. Trust the process.