A New Chapter

This post will be pretty brief.  It's time for a very exciting update in my life!

On June 4, 2012, I will begin a new chapter in my professional life!  I have been offered a position with SunTrust, one of the South's largest banks, headquartered right here in Atlanta!  While the past 2 years in my position with J.P. Turner have had their ups and downs, I am looking forward to the new venture!  I will be a Portfolio Investment Specialist.  My primary job function will be to assist the Portfolio Managers in investment research and portfolio analytics.  I will create client presentations and prepare the managers for these presentations.  While I have been informed that I will be required to do small amounts of work in an administrative capacity, I am okay with this as EVERY job has at least some administrative work!

I am VERY excited about my new position!  Not only will this open the door to many other opportunities with a large financial institution, it will be another learning and growing opportunity!  Not to mention, it comes with a pretty significant raise, better benefits, and higher sense of professional development!  My family has been very supportive of me throughout the interview process and I could not have asked more of them.  They were very encouraging when I got bad news from potential employers, telling me to keep my head high and that God would put the right opportunity in my path.  There were times of grave disappointment when I thought I was very qualified for a position where I didn't receive an offer, but I just had to keep telling myself that God always has a plans and while things may not make sense, there's always a rhyme or reason as to why it's happened.

I'm really hoping this is going to be a long-term opportunity for me as I am tired of changing employers every few years.  I need some professional longevity and because SunTrust has many opportunities in a variety of departments, functions, and capacities, this could be a long-term career move for me!  I am fortunate to be afforded this opportunity and I look forward to what the future brings!  It's a very exciting time in my life and I hope I'll be able to get some sleep on Sunday, June 3, 2012!  (I don't usually sleep well the night before my first day on a new job- fingers crossed!)

On a side note.  Tom and I are visiting the old stomping grounds this weekend for the Memorial Day holiday!  We leave for Jacksonville, FL Friday afternoon to stay with a friend from my high school in California (that I haven't seen in almost 10 years- thank you Facebook for the reconnect!) so I'm VERY excited to visit with him!  Saturday, we'll go to the beach- FINALLY!  We haven't had a beach trip since our honeymoon to St. Lucia so we're looking forward to seeing the ocean for the first time in 2 years!  After Jacksonville, we'll be heading to Orlando to visit my uncle, aunt, and cousins and hopefully one of Tom's former coworkers that we haven't seen since shortly after we moved to Atlanta!  It should be a very fun weekend!  Pictures to follow (assuming I remember to take them)!

Thanks for reading!!

All my love,

Britt!