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Career Advice from the Manager of Membership Development at the Indiana Chamber
Earlier this week we had the opportunity to interview a current employee of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Matt Ottinger is a Manager of Membership Development for the Chamber. Heâs been with the organization since 2007. We asked him about his career experience and whatâs important in the early stages of professional development.
Indiana INTERNnet:Â What is your current position and what do you do?
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Matt Ottinger:Â Iâm currently the Manager of Membership Development and Iâm in charge of finding new members that we can offer our service to. I find and research potential companies to contact through various methods such as events and conferences, Chamber programs and news. I have been with the Chamber since 2007 and started out in communications and publications.
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IIN:Â When did you decide to start searching for …
Chase Bogan: Making an IMPACT
Indiana INTERNnet celebrated internship excellence on February 8, 2017, at the 11th Annual IMPACT Awards Luncheon. Though the event is over and the winners have been announced, we are continuing to celebrate the nomineesâ successes.
These are their stories.
Chase Bogan graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2016 with a bachelorâs degree in studio art, with a concentration in graphic design. He interned with Hanapin Marketing, and was hired as a full-time employee.
Indiana INTERNnet: How did you like your internship with Hanapin Marketing?
Chase Bogan: It was actually much different than I anticipated. I knew nothing about Hanapin Marketing before applying, and assumed I wouldnât really fit in, or enjoy an internship at a marketing place. I was the typical college student that didn’t know what I wanted to do, but thought I knew what I did not want to do. Luckily, I knew almost right away that I’d …