Month: February 2024

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Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role.

I am an Arizona native and have been married to my husband, Mike, for ten years. We have two wonderful daughters, ages nine and six. Fun fact: my husband has worked for GoDaddy for over nine years! When the weather is nice, Mike and I love playing golf, going to concerts, or playing cards on the patio. During the hot summer months, our family loves to swim or escape the heat by going up north in our camper. I love to read fiction and have recently gotten into the world of fantasy/magic. I have been with GoDaddy for almost five years. I started as a Contract Recruiter in 2019, which led to a full-time role beginning in 2020. I am currently a Senior Project Manager for Candidate Care, where we are focused on creating unforgettable recruiting experiences for our internal and external candidates.

What project has been the most rewarding throughout your career journey?

One of the most rewarding projects I have worked on during my career here at GoDaddy was launching a global employee referral and internal mobility tool for our employees. This tool focuses on the employee experience making it quick and easy to refer friends or apply to open roles. It allows for visibility into the process by tracking the application, as well as notifying and updating on status changes to applications.

How has GoDaddy helped you grow as an individual?

When I came to GoDaddy, I was struggling with my confidence as a business professional, wondering if my voice would be heard here, or stifled like it had been in the past. I was excited but hesitant about our “Work Courageously” value, that encourages those with different perspectives to bring ideas to the table and to question the status quo. As I got settled in, I truly saw that we walked the walk not just talked the talk in terms of our culture. I have never felt more comfortable being myself in a career and truly feel valued while continuously being able to make an impact for our customers.

What advice do you have for job seekers looking to join the company?

Take the time to really allow yourself to shine during your interviews. Show your true self and the rest will fall into place. Highlight your wins and accomplishments but know where you can improve and always have a plan of attack for developing those!

What’s your motto or personal mantra?

A personal motto I really try to embody in my work is “I embrace what is possible”, though my family might say my motto is “Live. Love. Mexican Food.”

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Originally published on U.S. company blog

Samuel Sievers was about to board the bus he takes to classes at the University of San Diego when an email came through on his phone telling him he’d won a $20,000 scholarship from U.S. Bank.

“It was pretty incredible,” Sievers said. “I didn’t fully process it until I got to school and had a chance to think about it.”

Sievers is a sophomore majoring in trombone performance and mathematics. The scholarship funds are given directly to the student’s account at the school they attend, and Sievers said he plans to use some of the money he’s saving on tuition payments to buy a professional trombone.

“This will be my first time owning my own trombone, which is something I need,” said Sievers, who plays classical, mariachi and jazz. “Until now, I’ve always been borrowing trombones from the schools I attended.”

The scholarship was one of five, totaling $45,000, awarded in 2023 by the U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program, a sweepstakes that students can enter by completing in-app financial education modules.

Sievers said he completed a few hundred of the modules, which take less than five minutes each. Entrants who complete 50 modules become eligible for a scholarship and those who complete a minimum of 200 modules become eligible for the grand prize.

In addition to being entered into the sweepstakes, students can receive gift cards for completing modules. Sievers said he received more than $125 worth of gift cards for his efforts.

“The modules were good,” he said. “I knew some of the stuff beforehand because my high school taught financial education, but I learned a lot through the modules about cryptocurrencies and buying a house.”

Another winner is Jaiden Elliott, a high school student in San Antonio who received $2,000 and said he is undecided where he will attend college but plans to major in mechanical engineering.

“Both of my parents are engineers and I’ve always liked math and science,” he said. “It aligns with my interests a lot.”

Elliott said he learned about the scholarship sweepstakes while searching for scholarship information online and that he liked the financial literacy component.

“I think it’s important for people, especially kids my age, to know it because it can do a lot for you later on,” he said. “I did 40 or 50 modules and learned a lot.”

The U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program has been running for more than 10 years.

“Financial literacy is a critical competency at this stage in life when students are trying to gain financial independence,” said Katharine Stofer, who administers the scholarship program.

“In 2023, we partnered with a gamified financial literacy app to meet students where they are at and provide them a learning mechanism that they enjoy,” she said. “It’s quite amazing what an incentive like a scholarship can do when trying to get students to learn things like financial education.”

The 2023 scholarship closed on Oct. 30. For a complete list of winners, send an email to financial.education@usbank.com.

Details about the next round in the program will be available March 1 on the U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program website.

Originally published on U.S. company blog

Samuel Sievers was about to board the bus he takes to classes at the University of San Diego when an email came through on his phone telling him he’d won a $20,000 scholarship from U.S. Bank.

“It was pretty incredible,” Sievers said. “I didn’t fully process it until I got to school and had a chance to think about it.”

Sievers is a sophomore majoring in trombone performance and mathematics. The scholarship funds are given directly to the student’s account at the school they attend, and Sievers said he plans to use some of the money he’s saving on tuition payments to buy a professional trombone.

“This will be my first time owning my own trombone, which is something I need,” said Sievers, who plays classical, mariachi and jazz. “Until now, I’ve always been borrowing trombones from the schools I attended.”

The scholarship was one of five, totaling $45,000, awarded in 2023 by the U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program, a sweepstakes that students can enter by completing in-app financial education modules.

Sievers said he completed a few hundred of the modules, which take less than five minutes each. Entrants who complete 50 modules become eligible for a scholarship and those who complete a minimum of 200 modules become eligible for the grand prize.

In addition to being entered into the sweepstakes, students can receive gift cards for completing modules. Sievers said he received more than $125 worth of gift cards for his efforts.

“The modules were good,” he said. “I knew some of the stuff beforehand because my high school taught financial education, but I learned a lot through the modules about cryptocurrencies and buying a house.”

Another winner is Jaiden Elliott, a high school student in San Antonio who received $2,000 and said he is undecided where he will attend college but plans to major in mechanical engineering.

“Both of my parents are engineers and I’ve always liked math and science,” he said. “It aligns with my interests a lot.”

Elliott said he learned about the scholarship sweepstakes while searching for scholarship information online and that he liked the financial literacy component.

“I think it’s important for people, especially kids my age, to know it because it can do a lot for you later on,” he said. “I did 40 or 50 modules and learned a lot.”

The U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program has been running for more than 10 years.

“Financial literacy is a critical competency at this stage in life when students are trying to gain financial independence,” said Katharine Stofer, who administers the scholarship program.

“In 2023, we partnered with a gamified financial literacy app to meet students where they are at and provide them a learning mechanism that they enjoy,” she said. “It’s quite amazing what an incentive like a scholarship can do when trying to get students to learn things like financial education.”

The 2023 scholarship closed on Oct. 30. For a complete list of winners, send an email to financial.education@usbank.com.

Details about the next round in the program will be available March 1 on the U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program website.