Carlton Griggs New Jersey, Learning Skills in Both Professional and Personal Life

Carlton Griggs has had an interesting and diverse career, allowing him to build up skills in many different industries. He has had the chance to work as a customer sales representative at Fessenden Hall Inc., at teller at Commerce Bank, at tennis instructor with Haddon Heights Tennis Club, a warehouse associate at Ginsey, at part-time manager at GameStop, a landscape architect at Ray Down’s Complete Landscaping, and most recently as a manager trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where he has had the opportunity to apply his wealth of experience from the other roles. 

Carlton Griggs from NJ pursued sports from a young age, and always enjoyed playing tennis both as recreation and competitively. As a tennis player in his at college and high school, he won many awards for his achievements, which are listed as follows; All South Jersey from 1998 – 2001, TCC Royal Division - All Conference - 1st Team, Singles from 1998 – 2001, TCC Conference Singles Champion: 1998 – 2001, All Group Three Division: 1998 – 2001, State Tournament – Singles, Top 16: 2000 – 2001, All State NJ: 2000 – 2001, Overall Singles Record 3rd in the State, 141 – 16. At The College of New Jersey he was chosen as a starter for the varsity team,one of his most proud achievements. He managed also to turn his skills and love of the game into a profession when he became a tennis instructor at Haddon Heights Tennis Club for a few years. 

Being a fan of tennis, and also a skilled and talented player himself, Carlton Griggs was able to gain many things from the experience. All athletes will testify to the fact that there are many skills in sports that allow players to use in the outside world. Some of these sills are understanding the value of teamwork, having a competitive nature (which is especially good for careers in business and sales and other competitive industries), the ability to think clearly under pressure, being flexible and willing to learn new things, appreciation of discipline to achieve, strong work ethic, understanding the importance of preparation, seeks and loves a challenge, self-motivated to win, mentally robust, and understands the importance of time management. These skills can be developed through regular practice of sport, and are all things that employers love to see in a candidate when applying for a job. To find out more about his career, check out Carlton Griggs on LinkedIn.

Carlton Griggs and New Jersey’s Musical Heritage

As far as music goes, for such a small state New Jersey has been the birthplace of many famous musicians across genres. The most famous rockstar still living who was born and bred in the Garden State is Bruce Springsteen, ‘The Boss’, who was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1949. Springsteen has cited from an early age being musically inspired by a fellow New Jersey singer, Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was born in Hoboken to Italian parents, and grew up in the swing era where nearby musical events cultivated his music talent for years. Sinatra and Springsteen are now two of the best-selling artists of all time and are part of a long tradition of famous music talent that has come from New Jersey.

As a born and raised New Jersey citizen, Carlton Griggs’ hobbies include being a keen music fan from an early age, specifically rock and roll. He is a certified Mazda Sales Consultant, who has a degree in Business Management from Fairleigh University and has in the past been a successful landscape gardener. Like many fans of rock and roll, he thinks as a genre it has the ability to integrate generations of listeners. Its influence has sustained throughout the decades, and for many years and likely many more years to come it has provided catharsis through listening - and is a great way to release frustrations. This is as relevant for the 9-5 worker as it is to the angst ridden teenager.

Although Bruce Springsteen is certainly the first New Jersey rock musician that comes to mind, there have been many others that claim Garden State heritage, including Bon Jovi, My Chemical Romance, Sharon Van Etten, the Ramones’ drummer, and Patti Smith. Rock music has had a unique influence across cultures worldwide, from heavy metal to punk, classic rock to alternative rock, it has inspired emerging musicians to develop and expand their musical talents. New Jersey has been the proud host of many significant music events, the Giants Stadium, Asbury Park, and of course Atlantic City have been notable locations for performers.

As well as his musical interest, outside of his work Carlton Griggs and his football passion have also been noted. He has worked at Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Mazda, and has always loved cars - and driving to rock music is usually one the most cathartic of pastimes. Carlton Griggs and His Football Passion

Carlton Griggs – Redefining Professional Experience

Carlton began his career as a customer sales representative at Fessenden Hall Inc. During his time there he coordinated special orders for the customers and helped in the management of warehouse inventory. Carlton then moved on to be a teller at Commerce Bank for almost two years. His time here provided him an opportunity to develop and hone his customer service skills. He specifically worked with customers in opening and closing their accounts, verified night deposits for large companies, he was personally selected to attend manager meetings, he had cross-trained with various customer service representatives, and even organized and regulated the change machine. Carlton was able to take away a large set of skills from his job at Commerce Bank. He then went on to be a Warehouse Associate at Ginsey where he was able to acquire various experience in: product ordering, forklift operations, assembly lines, and vinyl cutting. Carlton was also an active participant in meetings where he would conduct speeches that promoted teamwork and respect in the work place. Carlton even was involved in a safety committee, which worked to ensure a safe and productive work atmosphere.

Carlton Griggs is professionally diversified due to his extensive work experience in several different fields. GameStop would be Carlton’s next profession. He worked there for almost four years and was promoted to a managerial position within only five months of employment. During his time at GameStop, Carlton was able to manage, train, provided quality customer service, and helped recruit new employees. His time at GameStop was a great addition to his professional experience and really gave him insight on several aspects of customer service through a managerial lens. Carlton is currently working at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where he is able to apply all of his years of sales, customer service, and management to his current position as Manager Trainee.

Some of Carlton’s accomplishments at Enterprise were outstanding protection product sales throughout the fiscal year, Carlton even established new business relationships with Delta Marcliff Insurance Agency and Hanson & Ryan Insurance Company, introduced and set up the automated rental management system (ARMS) for Schumacher Chevrolet and trained the staff on how to effectively use the ARMS system for reservations, extensions, and billing information, created discounted customer pay rate sheets for various insurance and auto body accounts, and increased the amount of referrals every month by holding competitions between insurance agents and auto body shops.

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Carlton Griggs – Pros & Cons to Being a Salesman

Carlton Griggs has exemplary salesmanship, which is due to his vast amounts of his experiences he has obtained through working at several different companies. Carlton has worked as a customer sales representative at Fessenden Hall Inc., at teller at Commerce Bank, at tennis instructor with Haddon Heights Tennis Club, a warehouse associate at Ginsey, at part-time manager at GameStop, a landscape architect at Ray Down’s Complete Landscaping, and finally a manager trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car where he is currently employed.
   
Carlton Griggs makes sure to always uphold superb salesmanship and high standards at each of the positions he holds. Having a career in both sales and customer service can be very challenging but it can also be rewarding. It is also very dependent on the type of sales jobs you have and what company you are working for. In order to find the best fit for you it is essential to do extensive research on the company before you accept the job with them, because at some companies the negatives might out weigh the positives and all of the good aspects of sales jobs might not hold up at this company.
   
One of the primary reasons people want to enter into the field of sales is due to the potential that they have to earn money. Not only will be you offered a base yearly salary but you are also able to receive commission for the sales that you make. This concept of commission is what people really view as a great opportunity to make as much as you are willing to put into it, because most other jobs are annual salary and there is not a possibility to make more than what your salary actually is. Sales positions also generally offer a large benefits package that includes, car allowance, commission, bonuses, even trips to exotic locations, cell phones, laptops, expense accounts and much more.  On the flip side sales jobs can be quite the challenge, because in order to receive that high income you have to work extremely hard and deliver on your goals and performance, you are directly held accountable for how much you do or do not make which leads to a lot of pressure and stress on individuals.
   
It takes a human resources expert to know the best ways to make the most out of the opportunities a sales job can offer, such as entrepreneurship, flexibility, and challenges.

Carlton Griggs – Human Resources Expert

Carlton Griggs has years of experience in business management, human resources, customer service, and landscaping. He received his degree in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University and has spent many years expanding his professional knowledge and experience.

Carlton Griggs began as a customer sales representative at Fessenden Hall Inc. where he began to build on his customer service skills. During his time here he coordinated special orders for the customers and helped in the management of warehouse inventory. Carlton then moved on to be a teller at Commerce Bank for almost two years. His time here truly provided him an opportunity to develop and hone his customer service skills. He specifically worked with customers in opening and closing their accounts, verified night deposits for large companies, he was personally selected to attend manager meetings, he had cross-trained with various customer service representatives, and even organized and regulated the change machine. 

Carlton Griggs was able to take away a large set of skills from his job at Commerce Bank. He then went on to be a Warehouse Associate at Ginsey where he was able to acquire various experience in: product ordering, forklift operations, assembly lines, and vinyl cutting. Carlton was also an active participant in meetings where he would conduct speeches that promoted teamwork and respect in the work place. Carlton even was involved in a safety committee, which worked to ensure a safe and productive work atmosphere. GameStop would be Carlton’s next professional experience. He worked here for almost four years and was promoted to a managerial position within only five months of employment. During his time at GameStop, Carlton was able to manage, train, provided quality customer service, and helped recruit new employees. His time at GameStop was a great addition to his professional experience and really gave him insight on several aspects of customer service through a managerial lens.

Carlton Griggs is currently working at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where he is able to apply all of his years of sales, customer service, and management to his current position as Manager Trainee. Carlton has taken his skills to a whole other level and has had many achievements in his position here. Some of Carlton’s accomplishments at Enterprise were: outstanding protection product sales throughout the fiscal year, consistently placed in the top 15 of the monthly matrix sales ranking system, and he even received an award for outside marketing achievements for the year of 2011-2012.