Experiences at Kirby Inland Marine

I miss working with my boss the most. We worked directly across from each other in a cube-like large room. We would have many conversations and joke around sometimes, he was very eager to teach me what he knew and would not hesitate to answer any questions I might have. I would definitely consider him one of the best bosses I have ever had and a great teacher....

I enjoyed working with the people in my department; we all had to work together and functioned very well as a team. Another great thing about Kirby was that we had refrigerators, microwaves and there was a Deli in the building which eliminated costs of going to restaurants for lunch. My salary at Kirby was very good and I had great medical and dental benefits....

I was the Administrative Assistant to one of the department Managers who was in charge of Third Party Sales. I assisted him in answering his phones, making travel arrangements, creating/maintaining excel spreadsheet and powerpoint reports for weekly and monthly meeting distribution. I also took a great deal of responsibility for the collections of Third Party invoices aged over 30 days. I was able to bring the total of the Accounts Receivable Aging over 30 days total, with assistance, from $300,000 + to $120,000 and less in 6 months time by phoning and emailing customers multiple times every week.
I also assisted in answering phones and maintaining reports for the Vice President of the Traffic Department of Kirby along with other general assistant duties....

I was 100% myself. I explained very clearly what I was capable of and I believe that being a fast learner was key to getting this position at Kirby. I am very much a 'people-person', and this was a valuable asset for them since I would be working in an open environment with 40+ other employees.