CamBur340

  Matt Jacobs for Congress Internship Although it wasn't my first choice or within the industry I want to work in, my past summer internship provided me with many new skills . I spent my summer as an intern for Matt Jacobs for Congress who ran in California's 26th Congressional District . My job primarily consisted of: sorting through voter data cold calling door knocking Due dates are everything when working for a political campaign. Whether it was for the primary or general election, there was always a whiteboard with a countdown of how much time we had left to prepare.­­ Going into it, I didn't know much about the congressional election process, but I quickly learned that voter outreach is the most vital part of running a successful campaign . Voter Data To reach the right audience, I sifted through many names and other information that my manager thought could turn into a lead for donations . Some of the main criteria that I noted was to separate the voters by city...

 Matt Jacobs for Congress Internship Although it wasn't my first choice or within the industry I want to work in, my past summer internship provided me with many new skills. I spent my summer as an intern for Matt Jacobs for Congress who ran under the Republican Party in California's 26th Congressional District. My job primarily consisted of: sorting through voter data cold calling door knocking Going into it, I really didn't know much about the congressional election process, but I quickly learned that voter outreach is the most vital part of running a successful campaign.  Voter Data In order to reach the right audience, I sifted through many, many names and other bits of information that my manager thought could potentially turn into a lead for donations. Some of the main criteria that I was instructed to note was to separate the voters by city, amount donated, and whether they were already in support of the campaign. Campaigns gather the majority of data through a websi...

I lived in the South Bay until I was 7 and then my family moved to Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley which is where I've lived up until now.  I plan on working in finance or the real estate industry after I graduate this coming fall 2023. Reaching those goals will require a lot of work but I will start by finding an internship for this summer in a related field. I would like to stay in California, but I'm not too picky. I'll go wherever work takes me.  I have been told by many people that I am very similar to my mom. I think we have very similar personalities where we like to be spontaneous and love to keep busy, always talking to friends. I also try to be like my dad in the way that he always makes calm, logical decisions.  It's honestly difficult for me to think of how I am unlike my parents because I think I got a pretty even amount of both of them. I guess I could say my upbringing and values are very different than how my parents were raised with my mom bein...