Boot Camp: A Story of Success

It has been a week since our last day of Work Success Boot Camp. This Saturday was different; I woke up and found out that I do not have training like I used to have every Saturday. It was a sad feeling; I just wished the Boot Camp did not come to an end. The story started when I applied to the Boot Camp through Amideast website. Bank of Beirut, the funder of the workshop, called me a month later to inform me about my selection to attend the Boot Camp. The period of the Boot Camp was from February 18 until March 17, 2012. The camp consisted of 25 members selected from different backgrounds, universities, and locations. Moreover, the trainers were completely awesome: Aya, Rana, Robert, and Chris gave us, from the bottom of their hearts, a big push forward in our professional careers. Some topics covered during the Boot Camp are: Brand You, Presentation Skills, Personality Assessment, Time Management, Communication Skills, Interviewing Skills, Networking, and much more… Personally, the part that was most beneficial to me is the public speaking part. I cannot forget the exercise about going to Beirut Souk and interviewing people separately and independently; I never thought I might do such a thing in my life. However, I was surprised about how easy it was for me. I did not feel nervous at all; but in fact, I interviewed more people than I was requested to interview. To sum up, the experience was wonderful. It was the correct place to understand the behavior of different people and their different personalities. At universities, we cannot go deep inside each classmate and understand how he thinks. So now, I have more experience about the diversity and the uniqueness of each one of us. I wish I will always have the chance for such accomplishment through my life.