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Murium Hector
Senior Learning Specialist

“I can clearly recall sitting outside in the car crying moments before I walked into my first day of work. And I have to be honest, those was not tears of joy, they were tears of fear. I said to myself it is impossible for me to work in banking. Not only did I not have the necessary experience, it was my first big break since I had recently moved to the United States. I thought of all the issues including  my accent, culture and a completely different service industry. What was I thinking ?  But I wiped those tears and walked into the bank telling myself that girl you got this! I had a wealth of sales experience, excellent customer service, an amazing attitude,  and experience in small business consulting/development.   Although I had no banking experience, I kept telling myself you have enough experience and skills to share and a whole new set of skills to learn. Not only that,  I needed a job. I applied my experience and challenged myself to learn new things and expand my understanding of banking. I worked in Retail and was able to transition those skills to meet the demands in my role. I also developed an awareness that there is more to banking than beyond Retail. This was not just a bank it was a community with several different departments and a wide range of opportunities. I started to dream big!  Who would have thought that today that this job would now be my career. I always wanted to be in HR  or training and development somewhere but never in a million years did I think it would have been in banking.”