By Tasha Naatz

The other day as I flashed around one of my fancy new business cards, which reads Tasha Naatz … Entrepreneurial Associate, I thought “Wow, I’m pretty impressive!” But then, (with the help of a sharp jab to my ribs, from the oblivious man standing next to me on the train), the reality of what I'm doing came crashing in.

Experience’s Entrepreneurial Associate’s Program is a truly unique opportunity for recent college graduates or young professionals (ahem, such as myself), to develop business skills - by working in every division of the company and creating different independent projects with the guidance of mentors. The EA then moves on to find their “niche” within…and pursues that dream happily ever after! (well, you get the gist).

Considering that our company’s mission is to help students explore careers, why wouldn’t we have a program that helps promote the future careers of some of our own employees internally. Brilliant idea, right? I concur.

And, apparently so did the folks at ABC Nightline News as well! So they came over to our “place” and filmed a story on Jon Cifuentes, a recent graduate applying for another open position within this very program. Check out this segment for an extraordinary look at how he interviewed for the job.

Jenny Floren, CEO and Founder of Experience, holds this program in very a special light herself.

“The EA program brings the mission of Experience to life, which is why it’s so important to me on a personal level. The ability to allow new grads the opportunity to explore various career paths and discover the direction that offers the best fit is the mission of our company – and I love that we have demonstrated that we can do that while at the same time creating enormous value for our business by incorporating their perspectives and contributions to important projects all across our company.

"Additionally, I think this program will serve as a breakthrough model for other employers to follow because it demonstrates a way companies can truly optimize the performance and contribution of entry-level hires.”

So, I’m pleased to say that I’ll be the next product of this characteristic program… and you’ll just have to keep tabs on me to see where I land next!

Tasha Naatz is an Entrepreneurial Associate at Experience, trying to find her "true calling". She has defined herself as a true anglophile, for she studied and worked abroad in London, though she has also ventured to eight other countries! Tasha's goal for the summer? To have a "good" hair day after her daily, overheated/overcrowded "T" commutes.