On Thursday, May 26, I was given the opportunity to ride along with Cory Mitchell, a Vice President in the Mahomet regional branch. This ride along gave me the opportunity to interview Cory throughout the day on his job, and to gain experience in a sales role prior to beginning the action selling course.
The morning began early at 7am when I met Cory at the Farm Credit Illinois parking lot to meet him. We traveled to Champaign to attend a Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee Meeting on and upcoming event “Come Wine with Us.” I appreciated the opportunity to sit in on the meeting with Cory and meet many of the individuals that make up the agribusiness committee. After a quick meeting, we were back on the road by 8:15 …show more content…
The family had been a longtime member of Farm Credit, and Cory wanted to visit with them to see how the year was going and if there was anything that Farm Credit Illinois could do to help their operation. I know that I really enjoyed the conversation that was had while we all enjoyed a delicious meal. The family was your picture setting type of family - the kind that always has a smile on their face, hardworking day in and day out, willing to give the shirt off their back for their neighbor. That was very easy for me to pick up on, and I really appreciated those qualities.
When we got back to the office, Cory invited me into his office to show me where the information we had collected would go. He pulled up a spreadsheet from his files and explained how the information would fit in. We entered in the first few items together. Cory would continue entering in all the items until the document was complete. At that point, he would submit that information to CSD for their review.
To say that I enjoyed my day with Cory would be an understatement. There was something about being on the farmer’s property and working together for their success that really appealed to me. I am not sure if it is an area that I could see myself working in one day, but I definitely hope to job shadow and ride along with another loan officer before my time is up here at Farm Credit
The morning began early at 7am when I met Cory at the Farm Credit Illinois parking lot to meet him. We traveled to Champaign to attend a Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee Meeting on and upcoming event “Come Wine with Us.” I appreciated the opportunity to sit in on the meeting with Cory and meet many of the individuals that make up the agribusiness committee. After a quick meeting, we were back on the road by 8:15 …show more content…
The family had been a longtime member of Farm Credit, and Cory wanted to visit with them to see how the year was going and if there was anything that Farm Credit Illinois could do to help their operation. I know that I really enjoyed the conversation that was had while we all enjoyed a delicious meal. The family was your picture setting type of family - the kind that always has a smile on their face, hardworking day in and day out, willing to give the shirt off their back for their neighbor. That was very easy for me to pick up on, and I really appreciated those qualities.
When we got back to the office, Cory invited me into his office to show me where the information we had collected would go. He pulled up a spreadsheet from his files and explained how the information would fit in. We entered in the first few items together. Cory would continue entering in all the items until the document was complete. At that point, he would submit that information to CSD for their review.
To say that I enjoyed my day with Cory would be an understatement. There was something about being on the farmer’s property and working together for their success that really appealed to me. I am not sure if it is an area that I could see myself working in one day, but I definitely hope to job shadow and ride along with another loan officer before my time is up here at Farm Credit