Sawyer Shaw

Experience

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  City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Pleasant Hill Parks Department

  Throughout my time when I worked for the Parks Department of Pleasant Hill, I learned the importance of communication and also gained awesome work experience with people of all ages. My jobs varied day-to-day but lots of the work I did consisted of mulching, spraying invasive species, working in a skid-loader and maintaining the baseball fields. My boss emphasized the importance of good work ethic and communication which played a big part in how I went about my job everyday. I interacted with the public on a daily basis and learned to communicate their concerns about the park and to listen for any possible improvements we could make. Show less

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  JohnSon's

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Business Partner

  Throughout my time working with my brother at JohnSon's I learned important processes within a business that are necessary to keep the business going. With most of our sales being online, I quickly gained marketing experience that I found to be very useful as a marketing major. For example, when listing our inventory on eBay, my brother and I would make sure that each product we listed provided people with great pictures, a detailed description of the product and made sure to include at the end of every listing that people are free to send us questions they might have. This gesture I believe also gave people a sense of assurance when dealing with us. I also developed good communication skills, communicating with customer's trying to make sure every question they asked I answered as precise as possible. As my communication skills sharpened, so did my negotiating skills, which happened to be a very important part of our business through eBay. Show less

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  Bankers Life

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Intern Insurance Sales Representative
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  Diamond Ridge Construction

  Feb 2021 - now

  Project Manager